Three sample preparation protocols for polymerase chain reaction based detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in environmental samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-71

  Kostrzynska, M ^a   Sankey, M ^a   Haack, E ^a   Power, C ^a   Aldom, J E ^b   Chagla, A H ^b   Unger, S ^c   Palmateer, G ^c   Lee, H ^a   Trevors, J T ^a   De Grandis, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Public Health Laboratory   (Canada)

^c EnviroMicrobial Services Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; Detection methods; Environmental; Fecal samples; Immunomagnetic separation; Nested PCR; Water

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENVIRONMENT; FECES ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; FREEZING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; THAWING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

2-PROPANOL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FREEZING; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; WATER;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033005537     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00106-7     Document Type: Article

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