Abstract:
:The water-borne protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium parvum forms oocysts that can persist for long periods of time in the environment, even though the sporozoites inside the oocysts may no longer be viable, making it difficult to assess the associated risk of infection. In this study, we compared the ability of various in vitro methods to discriminate viable from non-viable oocysts, including excystation, DAPI/PI staining, RNA FISH, PMA-qPCR and a novel polymer slide adhesion method. With the notable exception of our in vitro excystation protocol, all methods were found to be useful for identifying viable oocysts.
journal_name
Exp Parasitoljournal_title
Experimental parasitologyauthors
Vande Burgt NH,Auer A,Zintl Adoi
10.1016/j.exppara.2018.03.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-04-01 00:00:00pages
30-36eissn
0014-4894issn
1090-2449pii
S0014-4894(17)30517-9journal_volume
187pub_type
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