An IC-PCR method for detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in natural surface waters in Finland.

Abstract:

:We developed an immunocapture-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for simultaneous detection of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Giardia intestinalis cysts in surface water. Using primer pairs Cry9/Cry15 and LaxA/LaxB for Cryptosporidium and Gdh1/Gdh4 for Giardia, the sensitivity of the entire detection procedure (dealing with concentration, separation, DNA purification and PCR amplification) was at the level of 50-100 oocysts and cysts. Of 54 surface water samples, 4 were positive for Cryptosporidium and 1 for Giardia. Cryptosporidium and Giardia were detected for the first time in surface water in Finland.

journal_name

J Microbiol Methods

authors

Rimhanen-Finne R,Hörman A,Ronkainen P,Hänninen ML

doi

10.1016/s0167-7012(02)00047-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-08-01 00:00:00

pages

299-303

issue

3

eissn

0167-7012

issn

1872-8359

pii

S0167701202000477

journal_volume

50

pub_type

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