Nucleic acid stains as indicators of Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst viability

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 787-798

  Belosevic, M ^a   Guy, R A ^a   Taghi Kilani, R ^a   Neumann, N F ^a   Gyurek L L ^a   Liyanage, L R J ^a   Millard, P J ^b   Finch, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MOLECULAR PROBES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; Disinfectants; Inactivation; Infectivity; Nucl eic acid; Oocysts; Protozoa; Viability; Vital dyes

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PROTOZOON; SPOROZOITE; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLORING AGENTS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISINFECTANTS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HEAT; MALE; MICE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDES; OZONE; STAINING AND LABELING;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030750033     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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