Using quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR and cell culture plaque assays to determine resistance of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts to chemical sanitizers

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-225

  Villegas, Eric N ^a,b   Augustine, Swinburne A J ^a   Villegas, Leah Fohl ^a   Ware, Michael W ^a   See, Mary Jean ^b   Lindquist, H D Alan ^a   Schaefer, Frank W ^a   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Oocyst; RT PCR; SporoSAG; Toxoplasma gondii; Viability

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IODOPHOR;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPOROCYST; SPOROZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DISINFECTANTS; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; PARASITOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 77952582181     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.023     Document Type: Article

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