Molecular detection and identification of Cryptosporidium species in lettuce employing nested small-subunit rRNA PCR and direct automated sequencing

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 133-135

  Shigematsu, M ^a,b   Nagano, Y ^a   Millar, B C ^a   Kenny, F ^c   Lowery, C J ^d   Xiao, L ^e   Rao, J R ^f   Nicholson, V ^c   Watabe, M ^a   Heaney, N ^a   Sunnotel, O ^d   McCorry, K ^a   Rooney, P J ^a   Snelling, W ^d   Dooley, J S G ^d   Elborn, J S ^g   Matsuda, M ^b   Moore, J E ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sligo Public Health Laboratory   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^g QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOAL RNA; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HEALTH HAZARD; LETTUCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; LACTUCA;

EID: 34748820515     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2007.11978102     Document Type: Article

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