Project 366
Evaluation of Genotyping Techniques for Cryptosporidium parvum
$323,659
Principal Investigator
Paul Rochelle
Project Manager
Kate A Martin
Contractor
Metropolitan Water District of So California
Research Impact
Determines the strain variability of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts using a molecular fingerprinting approach developed from available polymerase-chain-reaction technology. Describes the genetic characteristics that identify the source of the oocysts. Also discusses how utilities can incorporate the approach into source water monitoring programs. Published in 2001.
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