Development and Application of Different Methods for the Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Water
AUTOR(ES)
Kourenti, Christina
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Two methods, centrifugation and flocculation, were evaluated to determine their efficiencies of recovery of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts from contaminated water samples. Demineralized and tap water replicates were inoculated with high numbers of sporulated or unsporulated T. gondii oocysts (1 × 105 and 1 × 104 oocysts). The strain, age, and concentration of the seeded oocysts were recorded. Oocysts were recovered either by centrifugation of the contaminated samples at various g values or by flocculation with two coagulants, Fe2(SO4)3 and Al2(SO4)3. The recovery rates were determined with the final pellets by phase-contrast microscopy. Sporulated oocysts were recovered more effectively by flocculation with Al2(SO4)3 (96.5% ± 21.7%) than by flocculation with Fe2(SO4)3 (93.1% ± 8.1%) or by centrifugation at 2,073 × g (82.5% ± 6.8%). For the unsporulated oocysts, flocculation with Fe2(SO4)3 was more successful (100.3% ± 26.9%) than flocculation with Al2(SO4)3 (90.4% ± 19.1%) or centrifugation at 2,565 × g (97.2% ± 12.5%). The infectivity of the sporulated oocysts recovered by centrifugation was confirmed by seroconversion of all inoculated mice 77 days postinfection. These data suggest that sporulated Toxoplasma oocysts purified by methods commonly used for waterborne pathogens retain their infectivity after mechanical treatment and are able to induce infections in mammals. This is the first step in developing a systematic approach for the detection of Toxoplasma oocysts in water.
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