کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4481956 | 1316844 | 2012 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

We describe an assay for simple and cost-effective quantification of Cryptosporidium oocysts in water samples using a recently developed quantification method named alternately binding probe competitive PCR (ABC-PCR). The assay is based on the detection of 18S rRNA specific for Cryptosporidium oocysts. The standard curve of the ABC-PCR assay had a good fitting to a rectangular hyperbola with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.9997. Concentrations of Cryptosporidium oocysts in real river water samples were successfully quantified by the ABC-reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assay. The quantified values by the ABC-RT-PCR assay very closely resemble those by the real-time RT-PCR assay. In addition, the quantified concentration in most water samples by the ABC-RT-PCR assay was comparable to that by conventional microscopic observation. Thus, Cryptosporidium oocysts in water samples can be accurately and specifically determined by the ABC-RT-PCR assay. As the only equipment that is needed for this end-point fluorescence assay is a simple fluorometer and a relatively inexpensive thermal cycler, this method can markedly reduce time and cost to quantify Cryptosporidium oocysts and other health-related water microorganisms.
► ABC-PCR is a novel, cost-effective method for quantification of nucleic acid sequence.
► We designed a novel ABC-PCR assay for quantification of Cryptosporidium oocysts.
► Standard curve of the ABC-PCR assay had a good fitting to a rectangular hyperbola.
► Cryptosporidium oocysts in water samples were successfully quantified by ABC-RT-PCR.
Journal: Water Research - Volume 46, Issue 1, 1 January 2012, Pages 187–194