Detection of parasites in food and water matrices by shotgun metagenomics: A narrative review

• Published in: Food and waterborne parasitology Vol. 39; p. e00265
• Main Authors: Vatta, Paolo, Cacciò, Simone M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.06.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bioinformatics; Food; Parasites; Review; Shotgun metagenomics; Water; Water; Parasites; Review; Bioinformatics; Food; Shotgun metagenomics

Many helminths and protozoa are transmitted to humans through the consumption of contaminated food or water, and this underlines the importance of methods for their detection in these matrices. Due to the difficulties in isolating parasites prior to their identification, indirect detection methods a...