Progress in the molecular methods for the detection and genetic characterization of Cryptosporidium in water samples

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Skotarczak, Bogumiła ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Genetic characterization; Molecular methods

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; OOCYST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE LINE BLOT HYBRIDIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77955155142     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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