Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis are obligate enteric protozoan
parasites which infect the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans. The mechanism (s) …

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in environmental samples is a great challenge for
researchers as this coccidian parasite can be responsible for severe infections in humans …

Cryptosporidium spp. are one of the most important waterborne pathogens worldwide and a
leading cause of mortality from waterborne gastrointestinal diseases. Detection of …

This review describes the evolution of monitoring methodology for Cryptosporidium and
Giardia in water since the 1970's. Methods in current use for Giardia and Cryptosporidium in …

Currently, there is no single method to collect, process, and analyze a water sample for all
pathogenic microorganisms of interest. Some of the difficulties in developing a universal …

The ability to simultaneously concentrate diverse microbes is an important consideration for
sample collection methods that are used for emergency response and environmental …

The detection and characterization of genotypes and sub genotypes of Cryptosporidium and
Giardia is essential for their enumeration, surveillance, prevention, and control. Different …

Dead-end ultrafiltration (DEUF) is an alternative approach to tangential-flow hollow-fiber
ultrafiltration that can be readily employed under field conditions to recover microbes from …

Several recent outbreaks of toxoplasmosis were related to drinking water. We propose a
strategy for Toxoplasma oocyst detection as part of an approach to detecting multiple …

The detection and identification of pathogens from water samples remain challenging due to
variations in recovery rates and the cost of procedures. Ultrafiltration offers the possibility to …