Molecular analysis of Toxoplasma gondii in samples of açaí (Euterpe oleracea) ice cream purchased from commercial establishments
The purpose of this study was to analyze the occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii in the samples of ice cream made with açai (Euterpe oleracea) pulp. Fifty samples of ice cream made with açaí pulp, purchased from 11 municipalities in the state of São Paulo, were analyzed. Conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed with the primers TOX4/TOX5, and nested PCR (nPCR) was carried out with the primers TgNP1/TgNP2. Of the 50 samples evaluated, 1 (2%) was positive according to nPCR. The molecular detection of T. gondii in the samples of ice cream made with açai pulp in this study serves as an alert of the need for continuing epidemiological vigilance to detect this zoonosis, whose occurrence is increasing due to the widespread and expanding consumption of food products made from açai pulp.
Authors
- Vera Cláudia Lorenzetti Magalhães Curci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3393-0493)
- Laís Pereira da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8804-3813)
- Thainá Valente Bertozzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7971-2021)
- Antônio Carlos Paes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7774-927X)
- Kátia Denise Saraiva Bresciani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8767-8855)
- Simone Baldini Lucheis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-5281)
- Isabella Neves Aires (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5285-3150)
- Juliano Gonçalves Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8713-7506)
- BRUNO MENEZ FEITOSA ALENCAR (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-4367)
- Michel dos Santos Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-9553)
- Bruna Dos Santos Leite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3138-8887)
- Lívia Vieira Gardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-7325)
- Marcos Vinícius marcosvrangel.ila gmail.com Rangel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-2268)
Institutions
- Universidade Sagrado Coração (BR)
- Centro Universitario Toledo (BR)
- Fundação de Estudo e Pesquisa em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (BR)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Food Science and Technology
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5327/fst.00434
- Primary Topic
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00