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Study of 18S rRNA and rDNA stability by real-time RT-PCR in heat-inactivated<i>Cryptosporidium parvum</i>oocysts
1 Sept 2003
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The public health problem posed by Cryptosporidium parvum has led the water supply industry to develop analytical tools for detecting viable oocysts in water. In this study, we report on a TaqMan real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method that targets and quantifies C. parvum 18S rRNA. To study the suitability of 18S rRNA as an indicator of Cryptosporidium oocyst viability, the...
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