Publications by authors named "Chesley van Buuren"
Int J Food Microbiol
May 2024
Article Synopsis
- Consumption of raw or undercooked meat can lead to infections from Toxoplasma gondii, but salt and additives in meat may impact the parasite's survival.
- A new in vitro method was developed to replace the mouse bioassay for testing how salting affects T. gondii viability, using meat samples from infected sheep to evaluate parasite growth in cultured cells.
- The study found that untreated meat samples had viable T. gondii, while higher salt concentrations (2.7% NaCl) significantly reduced parasite growth, demonstrating the effectiveness of the new in vitro method for assessing T. gondii viability.
