Detection and speciation of Cryptosporidium spp. in environmental water samples by immunomagnetic separation, PCR and endonuclease restriction

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 779-785

  Lowery, C J ^a   Moore, J E ^a   Millar, B C ^a   Burke, D P ^a   McCorry, K A J ^a   Crothers, E ^a   Dooley, J S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RNA 18S; WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BAILEYI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BAILEYI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 0033862883     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-49-9-779     Document Type: Article

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