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Molecular detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis in human stool specimens using UNEX-based DNA extraction and real-time PCR

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2017

Yvonne Qvarnstrom Open the ORCID record for Yvonne Qvarnstrom [Opens in a new window] ,
Theresa Benedict ,
Paula L. Marcet ,
Ryan E. Wiegand ,
Barbara L. Herwaldt  and
Alexandre J. da Silva
Yvonne Qvarnstrom*
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Theresa Benedict
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Paula L. Marcet
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Ryan E. Wiegand
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Barbara L. Herwaldt
Affiliation:
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
Alexandre J. da Silva
Affiliation:
Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Rd, Laurel, MD 20708, USA
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Author for correspondence: Yvonne Qvarnstrom, E-mail: bvp2@cdc.gov
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Abstract

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a coccidian parasite associated with diarrheal illness. In the USA, foodborne outbreaks of cyclosporiasis have been documented almost every year since the mid-1990s. The typical approach used to identify this parasite in human stools is an examination of acid-fast-stained smears under bright-field microscopy. UV fluorescence microscopy of wet mounts is more sensitive and specific than acid-fast staining but requires a fluorescence microscope with a special filter not commonly available in diagnostic laboratories. In this study, we evaluated a new DNA extraction method based on the Universal Nucleic Acid Extraction (UNEX) buffer and compared the performances of four published real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays for the specific detection of C. cayetanensis in stool. The UNEX-based method had an improved capability to recover DNA from oocysts compared with the FastDNA stool extraction method. The best-performing real-time PCR assay was a C. cayetanensis-specific TaqMan PCR that targets the 18S ribosomal RNA gene. This new testing algorithm should be useful for detection of C. cayetanensis in human stool samples.

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coccidiaCyclospora cayetanensismolecular diagnosticsstool DNA extraction

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Parasitology , Volume 145 , Issue 7 , June 2018 , pp. 865 - 870
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