Environmental Health
Quantum dot system enables photostable Cryptosporidium labeling
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 14th, 2004
C. parvum "is a waterborne pathogen that poses potential risk to drinking water consumers," scientists in Singapore explained. "The detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts, its transmissive stage, is used in the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency method 1622, which utilizes organic fluorophores such as fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) to label the oocysts by conjugation with anti-Cryptosporidium sp. monoclonal antibody (MAb)."
"However, FITC exhibits low resistance to photodegradation," which will...
Want to see the full article?
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of TB and Outbreaks Week
More Articles from TB and Outbreaks Week
- Malaria
Individual malaria disease susceptibility/outbreak severity varies in Sudan - Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Palivizumab used to control RSV outbreak in neonatal intensive care unit - Tuberculosis
Small populations of fit MDRTB strains can out-compete low fitness strains - Antimicrobials
Novel compounds have antiretroviral and antibacterial activity - Avian Cholera
Wetlands an unlikely reservoir for the bacteria that causes avian cholera - Avian Influenza
Biostatisticians tackle potential avian flu outbreak in computer modeling effort - More from this issue of TB and Outbreaks Week
NewsRx is Social
Follow us on your favorite social network by clicking on a button below:
Top Medical Newsletters
Awards
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005
Facts & Stats
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.
- Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
- Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
- Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
- Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry
