Field detection of Schistosoma japonicum cercariae in environmental water samples by quantitative PCR.
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A species-specific quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay was combined with two novel water-sampling methods and compared with the mouse bioassay for the quantitative detection of S. japonicum in surface waters. The novel methods were capable of capturing cercariae and, with subsequent analysis through qPCR, detecting the presence of a minimum of 1 cercaria.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 77 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011