Validation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for Trypanosoma cruzi detection and quantification in acai pulp
P. Finamore-Araujo, A. Faier-Pereira, C. Ramon do Nascimento Brito, E. Gomes Peres, K. Kazumy de Lima Yamaguchi, R. Trotta Barroso Ferreira, O. C. Moreira
The paper develops and validates a multiplex real-time PCR assay for detecting and quantifying T. cruzi DNA in acai pulp, finding 20% of commercial samples positive for the parasite.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2020Microbiology