title: Quantitative assessment of contamination of fresh food produce of various retail types by human-virulent microsporidian spores.
abstract: This study demonstrated that fresh food produce, such as berries, sprouts, and green-leafed vegetables, sold at the retail level can contain potentially viable microsporidian spores of human-virulent species, such as Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, and Encephalitozoon cuniculi, at quantities representing a threat of food-borne infection.
authors: Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.
authors: Szymon
authors: S
authors: Jedrzejewski
authors: Thaddeus K
authors: TK
authors: Graczyk
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Slodkowicz-Kowalska
authors: Leena
authors: L
authors: Tamang
authors: Anna C
authors: AC
authors: Majewska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019649:Food Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005638:Fruit / Q000469:parasitology*; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D016814:Microsporidia / Q000235:genetics*; D011044:Poland; D014675:Vegetables / Q000469:parasitology*