Levels of detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) by IFA and PCR methods

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 60-65

  Gómez Couso, Hipólito ^a   Méndez Hermida, Fernando ^a   Ares Mazás, Elvira ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Santiago de Compostela Spain   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; IFA; Levels of detection; Mussels; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION RISK; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHELLFISH;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHELLFISH;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33748416233     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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