Detection of viable Giardia cysts by amplification of heat shock-induced mRNA.

Abstract:

:Primers obtained from gene sequences coding for heat shock proteins (HSP) were used to specifically detect enteric protozoans of the genus Giardia. The HSP primers amplified Giardia DNA or the corresponding RNA sequences obtained from lysed cysts and gave a 163-bp product. Since the presence of the product did not indicate whether the cysts were viable, these amplifications are a presence/absence test only. In contrast, amplification of heat shock-induced mRNA utilizing the same HSP primers was indicative of viable Giardia cysts. The limit of sensitivity of the presence/absence test was 1 cyst, whereas for the viability test it was 10 cysts. Thus, viable Giardia cysts can be rapidly and specifically detected with great sensitivity through the use of PCR amplifications.

journal_name

Appl Environ Microbiol

authors

Abbaszadegan M,Huber MS,Gerba CP,Pepper IL

doi

10.1128/AEM.63.1.324-328.1997

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-01-01 00:00:00

pages

324-8

issue

1

eissn

0099-2240

issn

1098-5336

journal_volume

63

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