Polymerase chain reaction and nested-PCR approaches for detecting Cryptosporidium in water catchments of water treatment plants in Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil

Polymerase chain reaction and nested-PCR approaches for detecting Cryptosporidium in water catchments of water treatment plants in Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil

Introduction Cryptosporidium is an important protozoan cause of waterborne disease worldwide of concern to public health authorities. To prevent outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis, the monitoring of this parasite in drinking water is necessary. In the present work, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) an...

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Main Authors: Silvia Cristina Osaki, Vanete Thomaz Soccol, Adriana Oliveira Costa, Marcia Benedita Oliveira-Silva, Juliana Tracz Pereira, Antonio Eduardo Procopio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Cryptosporidium
Polymerase chain reaction
Nested-PCR
DNA extraction technique
Water
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