Molecular detection of pathogens in water–the pros and cons of molecular techniques

R Girones, MA Ferrús, JL Alonso… - Water research, 2010 - Elsevier
Pollution of water by sewage and run-off from farms produces a serious public health
problem in many countries. Viruses, along with bacteria and protozoa in the intestine or in …

A review of Cryptosporidium spp. and their detection in water

EM Hassan, B Örmeci, MC DeRosa… - Water Science and …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Cryptosporidium spp. are one of the most important waterborne pathogens worldwide and a
leading cause of mortality from waterborne gastrointestinal diseases. Detection of …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing viability and infectivity of foodborne and waterborne stages (cysts/oocysts) of Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and Toxoplasma gondii: a …

A Rousseau, S La Carbona, A Dumètre, LJ Robertson… - Parasite, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp. and Toxoplasma gondii are protozoan parasites
that have been highlighted as emerging foodborne pathogens by the Food and Agriculture …

Methods for the detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia: From microscopy to nucleic acid based tools in clinical and environmental regimes

FE Adeyemo, G Singh, P Reddy, TA Stenström - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
The detection and characterization of genotypes and sub genotypes of Cryptosporidium and
Giardia is essential for their enumeration, surveillance, prevention, and control. Different …

Advances in point-of-care and molecular techniques to detect waterborne pathogens

M Khodaparast, D Sharley, S Marshall, T Beddoe - NPJ Clean Water, 2024 - nature.com
Rapid and precise detection of waterborne pathogens is critical for effective public health
management and environmental safety. Traditional methods for water quality monitoring …

Cryptosporidium—biotechnological advances in the detection, diagnosis and analysis of genetic variation

AR Jex, HV Smith, PT Monis, BE Campbell… - Biotechnology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidiosis is predominantly a gastrointestinal disease of humans and other animals,
caused by various species of protozoan parasites representing the genus Cryptosporidium …

Comparison of current methods used to detect Cryptosporidium oocysts in stools

SA Ahmed, P Karanis - International journal of hygiene and environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this review all of the methods that are currently in use for the investigation of
Cryptosporidium in stool material are highlighted and critically discussed. It appears that …

Comparison of four methods to enumerate probiotic bifidobacteria in a fermented food product

SJ Lahtinen, M Gueimonde, AC Ouwehand… - Food …, 2006 - Elsevier
Four methods of enumeration were compared by monitoring levels of probiotic bifidobacteria
in fermented oat drink during storage. Strains of Bifidobacterium longum and B. lactis were …

Cryptosporidium

O Sunnotel, CJ Lowery, JE Moore… - Letters in applied …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
This review discusses characteristics of the genus Cryptosporidium and addresses the
pathogenesis, reservoirs, public health significance and current applications for the …

Cryptosporidium Propidium Monoazide-PCR, a Molecular Biology-Based Technique for Genotyping of Viable Cryptosporidium Oocysts

CC Brescia, SM Griffin, MW Ware… - Applied and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Cryptosporidium is an important waterborne protozoan parasite that can cause severe
diarrhea and death in the immunocompromised. The current methods used to monitor for …