Decrease in Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst infectivity in vitro by using the membrane filter dissolution method for recovering oocysts from water samples

被引:9
作者
Carreno, RA [1 ]
Pokorny, NJ [1 ]
Weir, SC [1 ]
Lee, H [1 ]
Trevors, JT [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Guelph, Dept Environm Biol, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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10.1128/AEM.67.7.3309-3313.2001
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Exposure of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts to solutions used for cellulose acetate membrane (CAR I) dissolution filtration reduced their infectivity in HCT-8 cells. Ethanol (95% [vol/vol] and 70% [vol/vol]) alone and short exposure times to acetone decreased infectivity. These findings contrast with similar experiments using excystation assays and infectivity in mice.
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