Improved In Vitro Culture of Cryptosporidium parvum
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BACKGROUND: Oocysts of Cryptosporidium species are frequently found in surface water. Approved detection methods, such as EPA method 1623, do not discriminate between infectious and dead oocysts. Culture of C. parvum and C. hominis, the two Cryptosporidium species responsible for most human infections, has been shown to be a good alternative to animal models for detecting infective oocysts. The limited ability of Cryptosporidium to grow in culture limits the sensitivity of this assay.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010