The artificial digestion method underestimates the viability of Anisakis simplex (s.l.) L3 present in processed fish products

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This work studied the performance of the artificial digestion method in terms of recovery and viability of Anisakis simplex third-stage larvae (L3) when previous treatments given to the infected fish muscle may accidentally render viable larvae. For that: a) hake mince was spiked with 10 L3/75g mince, frozen at -10, -15, -20, and -30 °C and immediately thawed, or stored for 12 or 24 h, and subjected to pepsin digestion; b) the mince was spiked under the same conditions, frozen at the above temperatures and thawed immediately. After manual recovery, L3 were assessed for viability, used to spike again the minced fish and subjected to pepsin digestion; c) the mince was spiked with 10 L3 which were: i) living (i.e. chilled), ii) freeze-surviving (live L3 had been previously recovered after freezing at -10 °C), or iii) dead (frozen at -30 °C or - 80 °C), and then subjected to pepsin digestion. Results showed that the artificial digestion method kills a significant number of larvae that may have survived freezing and thus may underestimate the number of viable larvae in a given batch. The method may also underestimate the infection level of fish batches containing dead larvae. It is suggested to take these limitations into account when designing digestion protocols for specific applications, especially when there is a risk of insufficiently treated or cooked fish batches or ready-to-eat foods.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Food and waterborne parasitology - 23(2021) vom: 09. Juni, Seite e00121

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sánchez-Alonso, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez, Santiago [VerfasserIn]
Tejada, Margarita [VerfasserIn]
Navas, Alfonso [VerfasserIn]
González-Muñoz, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Careche, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anisakis larvae
Artificial digestion method
Fish muscle
Freeze-surviving larvae
Journal Article
Viability

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Date Revised 07.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.fawpar.2021.e00121

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NLM324058721