First Identification of Hepatitis a Virus RNA in Mussels (Mytilus sp.) in Turkey

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Terzi Gülel G., Albayrak H., Yazıcı Z., Gümüşova S., ÇELİK T. H.

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES, vol.9, no.11, pp.1584-1587, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.3923/javaa.2010.1584.1587
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1584-1587
  • Keywords: Hepatitis A, mussel, CPE, RT-PCR, contamination, Turkey, POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION, OYSTERS, EXTRACTION, SHELLFISH, MOLLUSKS, SEQUENCE, PCR
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, a total of 600 mussels collected in six different areas of the coastal Middle Black Sea region of Turkey were analysed for the presence of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV). HAV was evaluated by cell culture infection method and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction ( RT-PCR). In conclusion, HAV RNA was found in 2 of 60 cell culture supernatants of the mussel samples (3.3%). This is the first study reporting the isolation of HAV in mussels in Turkey. This study highlights the interest to contamination of Hepatitis A in mussel samples from different areas.