Nucleic acid stains as indicators of Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst viability.
Authors:Belosevic M, Guy RA, Taghi-Kilani R, Neumann NF, Gyürék LL, Liyanage LR, Millard PJ, Finch GR
Journal:Int J Parasitol
PubMed ID:9279581
We developed nucleic acid dye staining methodology for untreated, heat-treated and chemically inactivated C. parvum oocysts. The nucleic acid staining was compared to in vitro excystation and animal infectivity using split samples of oocysts. Among the nucleic acid stains tested, SYTO-9, hexidium and SYTO-59 stained the oocysts consistently, and the ... More