Molecular forensic profiling of Cryptospondium species and genotypes in raw water

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 8991-8994

  Ruecker, Norma J ^a   Bounsombath, Niravanh ^a   Wallis, Peter ^b   Ong, Corinne S L ^c,d   Isaac Renton, Judith L ^c,d   Neumann, Norman F ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Hyperion Ltd   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; DNA; SAMPLING; WATER; WATERSHEDS;

FORENSIC PROFILING; FRAGMENT LENGTH; GENOTYPES; WATER SAMPLES;

GENES;

WATER;

BACTERIUM; HOST SPECIFICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BAILEYI; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES MICROFLORA; GENOTYPE; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM ANDERSONI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BAILEYI;

EID: 29144481975     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.12.8991-8994.2005     Document Type: Article

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