Development of a novel, rapid integrated Cryptosporidium parvum detection assay

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2711-2717

  Kozwich, Diane ^a   Johansen, Kristine A ^a   Landau, Keli ^a   Roehl, Christopher A ^a   Woronoff, Sam ^a   Roehl, Patrick A ^a  

^a Xtrana Innovations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, PROTOZOAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033916214     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.7.2711-2717.2000     Document Type: Article

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