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Detection and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium species and Giardia assemblages in two watersheds in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil.
Environmental science and pollution research international - 1 May 2018
de Araújo Ronalda Silva, Aguiar Bruna, Dropa Milena, Razzolini Maria Tereza Pepe, Sato Maria Inês Zanoli, de Souza Lauretto Marcelo, Galvani Ana Tereza, Padula José Antônio, Matté Glavur Rogério, Matté Maria Helena
Abstract excerpt
Cryptosporidium and Giardia are associated with cases of water and foodborne outbreaks in the world. This study included 50 samples of surface raw water collected from two watersheds in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The isolation of (oo)cysts was performed in accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's methods 1623 and genotypic characterization and quantification were carried out by Nested PCR...
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