Molecular Detection Of Toxoplasma gondii And Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts Uptake By Carpet Shell Clams (Ruditapes decussatus L.) From İzmir Bay (Türkiye)

Authors : Esat Çilli, Aynur Lök

Pages : 338-344

Doi:10.35229/jaes.1650934

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Publication Date : 2025-07-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The research focused on uptake and accumulation of Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in carpet shell clams (Ruditapes decussatus L.) from İzmir Bay. Molecular identification of T. gondii and C. parvum oocysts was carried out by conventional PCR method. The rate of positiveness of C. parvum was 3.33 % and of T. gondii 4.16 % in 120 pools examined. Statistical analysis revealed slight positive correlation between the monthly rate of positiveness of C. parvum and the clam length. However no statistically significant correlation between clam length and T. gondii monthly rate of positiveness was detected. Shellfish farming in non polluted seawater, depuration before consumption and strict food safety control for emerging enteric protozoan parasites such as T. gondii and C. parvum are recommended.
Keywords : akivades, Cryptosporidium parvum, gıda güvenliği, su kirliliği, Toxoplasma gondii

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