Molecular-based investigation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from animals in water catchments in southeastern Australia

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1726-1740

  Nolan, Matthew J ^a   Jex, Aaron R ^a   Koehler, Anson V ^a   Haydon, Shane R ^b   Stevens, Melita A ^b   Gasser, Robin B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

60 kDa glycoprotein (gp60) gene; Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP); Small subunit (SSU) of ribosomal RNA gene; Triose phosphate isomerase (tpi) gene

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CATCHMENTS; ENZYMES; GENES; GLYCOPROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RNA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; ISOMERASES; RIBOSOMAL RNA; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISMS (SSCP);

PROTOZOA;

GLYCOPROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; WATER;

CATCHMENT; DATABASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CANIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM FAYERI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MACROPODUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM UBIQUITUM; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CANIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84873524380     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.027     Document Type: Article

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