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LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
卷 43, 期 5, 页码 475-481出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02008.x
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detection; flocculation; oocysts; polymerase chain reaction; purification; Toxoplasma gondii; water
Aims: To describe the development, evaluation and applicability of a complete method for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii in water. Methods and Results: The method incorporated concentration of water samples by Al-2(SO4)(3)-flocculation, purification by discontinuous sucrose gradients and detection of toxoplasmic DNA by 18S-rRNA nested PCR. Tap water replicates and natural water samples were seeded with defined numbers of Toxoplasma oocysts and processed for evaluation studies. When applied to environmental samples, the method gave highest detection sensitivities of 100 oocysts in river water and 10 oocysts in well- and sea water. The method was finally applied in 60 water samples of different quality and origin collected over a 14-month period. Toxoplasmic DNA was detected in four samples. Conclusions: The method offers an alternative towards improving current methods that can be used for the detection of Toxoplasma oocysts in environmental water samples. Significance and Impact of the Study: The method in itscurrent form will be helpful for assessment of Toxoplasma contamination in water resources, particularly after outbreak events.
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