A Sensitive, One-Way Sequential Sieving Method to Isolate Helminths’ Eggs and Protozoal Oocysts from Lettuce for Genetic Identification

Different helminths and protozoa are transmitted to humans by oral uptake of environmentally resistant parasite stages after hand-to-mouth contact or by contaminated food and water. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a method for the simultaneous detection of parasite stages from fres...

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Main Authors: Annina R. Guggisberg, Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas, Philipp A. Kronenberg, Nadia Miranda, Peter Deplazes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/8/624