MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF Pseudoterranova azarasi LARVAE IN COD (Gadus sp.) SOLD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN BRAZIL

Author(s)

Marigo, Juliana ^[1] ; Taniwaki, Sueli Akemi ^[2] ; Silva Pinto, Pedro Luiz ^[3] ; Soares, Rodrigo Martins ^[2] ; Catao-Dias, Jose Luiz ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Patol Comparada Anim Selvagens LAPCOM, Dept Patolo FMVZ USP, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim FMVZ USP, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Adolfo Lutz Inst, BR-01246000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 57, n. 6, p. 537-539, NOV-DEC 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Anisakiasis and Pseudoterranovosis are human diseases caused by the ingestion of live Anisakidae larvae in raw, undercooked or lightly marinated fish. Larvae were collected from one salted cod sold for human consumption in a Sao Paulo market in 2013. One section of one brownish larva was used for molecular analyses. The partial COX2 gene sequence from the larva had a nucleotide identity of 99.8 % with Pseudoterranova azarasi, which belongs to the Pseudoterranova decipiens species complex. The risk of allergy when consuming dead larvae in salted fish is not well known and should be considered. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/21963-6 - ANISAKID PARASITE BIODIVERSITY (NEMATODA: ANISAKIDAE) IN MARINE MAMMALS: MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION AND ITS APPLICATIONS.
• Grantee: Juliana Marigo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral