Open AccessDemonstration of Cryptosporidium parvum in Immune Suppressed Rats Using Nested PCR
Author(s) -
Hüseyin Can,
Ayşe Caner,
Mert Döşkaya,
Aysu Değirmenci,
Sabire Karaçalı,
Yüksel Gürüz,
Ahmet Üner
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2013.37
Subject(s) - dexamethasone , cryptosporidium parvum , immune system , nested polymerase chain reaction , biology , ribosomal rna , microbiology and biotechnology , lung , immunology , gene , medicine , polymerase chain reaction , endocrinology , biochemistry
In the present study, the aim is to demonstrate Cryptosporidium parvum 18S small-subunit rRNA gene, in lung and stool samples of immune suppressed rats. This gene region is specific for Cryptosporidium spp. and thus can be used in humans for routine diagnostic procedures.