Development of a sensitive polymerase chain reaction method for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii in water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 287-291

  Kourenti, C ^a   Karanis, Panagiotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detection; Oocysts; PCR; Toxoplasma gondii; Water

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; FLOCCULATION; ORE PELLETS; RNA;

ENUMERATIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS (PCR); WATER REPLICATES;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM SULFATE; DRINKING WATER; FERROUS SULFATE; PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA;

DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CAT; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; ENVIRONMENT; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOCCULATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LABORATORY INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PURIFICATION; RNA STRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPOROGENESIS; THEORY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 4344591705     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0069     Document Type: Article

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