Four nucleic acid extraction methods were evaluated for the purpose of quantifying a norovirus surrogate (murine norovirus [MNV-1]) concentrated from different food samples. Simple (strawberries and lettuce) and complex (sliced turkey breast, soft-shell clams, and potato salad) food matrices were inoculated with a viral suspension containing high (4×105 PFU) or low (4×103 PFU) numbers of viral particles. MNV-1 was eluted using either the Pulsifier™ or repetitive pipetting. The four methods were based on using magnetic silica (MiniMAG), non-magnetic silica (bioMérieux Basic kit), silica membrane (Qiagen kit), and phenol (TriReagent) for RNA extraction. The greatest recovery of viral RNA from simple matrices was obtained using magnetic silica for both inoculation levels. For strawberries, the addition of pectinase during the elution step improved RNA recovery when the Pulsifier was used with silica membrane extraction and when repetitive pipetting was used with magnetic silica extraction. In the case of complex matrices, the extraction of high or low numbers of MNV-1 was highest overall using magnetic silica. The exception was soft-shell clams with a high viral load, in which the greatest recovery was obtained with the phenol-based method. In general, magnetic silica was the most effective for extracting both high and low numbers of MNV-1 particles from a wide range of foods.
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