Nontuberculous Mycobacteria on Ready-to-Eat, Raw and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027162%3A_____%2F16%3AN0000069" target="_blank" >RIV/00027162:_____/16:N0000069 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sparrho.com/item/nontuberculous-mycobacteria-on-ready-to-eat-raw-and-frozen-fruits-and-vegetables/9645e2/" target="_blank" >https://www.sparrho.com/item/nontuberculous-mycobacteria-on-ready-to-eat-raw-and-frozen-fruits-and-vegetables/9645e2/</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.J.L-P-16-030" target="_blank" >10.4315/0362-028X.J.L-P-16-030</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria on Ready-to-Eat, Raw and Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
Original language description
The consumption of fruits and vegetables is increasing worldwide because of the positive impact of these foods on human health. Ready-to-eat, raw whole, and frozen fruits and vegetables were purchased from markets and examined for the presence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) using culture, real-time PCR (qPCR), and sequencing. Using qPCR, Mycobacterium sp. at 100 to 104 ge/g (genome equivalents per gram) was found in almost all of the 178 samples; members of the M. avium complex were found only sporadically. Culture and sequencing revealed the presence of 22 viable NTM isolates in 17 samples. In addition to NTM commonly found in the environment, several rarely described isolates of viable NTM were recovered. The presence of Mycobacterium shigaense, which has been previously isolated only from human patients, was found in lettuce, the first time that this species has been found in an environmental sample. Mycobacterium parmense, Mycobacterium palustre, and Mycobacterium llatzerense, which have been previously isolated from human patients and occasionally from soil and water, were recovered from leafy green vegetables. Strawberries and cut salad mixes contained Mycobacterium algericum, Mycobacterium fallax, and Mycobacterium minnesotense. NTM are primarily nonpathogenic. However, consumption of fruits or vegetables contaminated with NTM could represent a health risk for immunocompromised people, children, and the elderly.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
GM - Food industry
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Food Protection
ISSN
0362-028X
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
79
Issue of the periodical within the volume
8
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
1452-1456
UT code for WoS article
000381655600021
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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