Simultaneous detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum (oo)cysts in soil using immunomagnetic separation and direct fluorescent antibody staining

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 375-377

  Orlofsky, Ezra ^a   Gillor, Osnat ^a   Melli, Ann ^b   Miller, Woutrina ^b   Wuertz, Stefan ^b,c   Bernstein, Nirit ^d   Shapiro, Karen ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; Detection; Giardia lamblia; Immunomagnetic separation; Recovery; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CYST (RESTING STAGE); FECES ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DETECTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; RECOVERY; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OOCYSTS; SOIL;

EID: 84883017398     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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