A rapid method for extracting oocyst DNA from Cryptosporidium-positive human faeces for outbreak investigations

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 512-524

  Nichols, Rosely A B ^a   Moore, John E ^b   Smith, Huw V ^a  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; DNA polymerases; Human faeces; PCR; PCR inhibition; Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DILUTION; DNA EXTRACTION; EVALUATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAWING;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 33646346620     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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