Simplified method for recovery and PCR detection of Cryptosporidium DNA from bovine feces

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 643-647

  Leng, Xigang ^a   Mosier, Derek A ^a   Oberst, Richard D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARDIZATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0030067993     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.2.643-647.1996     Document Type: Article

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