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Detection of Intestinal Pathogens in River, Shore, and Drinking Water in Lima, Peru
Water quality management is an ongoing struggle for many locations worldwide. Current testing of water supplies can be time-consuming, expensive, and lack sensitivity. This study describes an alternative, easy-to-use, and inexpensive method to water sampling and testing at remote locations. This met...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5278651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28138344 http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jgen.18378 |
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author | Grothen, David C. Zach, Sydney J. Davis, Paul H. |
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description | Water quality management is an ongoing struggle for many locations worldwide. Current testing of water supplies can be time-consuming, expensive, and lack sensitivity. This study describes an alternative, easy-to-use, and inexpensive method to water sampling and testing at remote locations. This method was employed to detect a number of intestinal pathogens in various locations of Lima, Peru. A total of 34 PCR primer pairs were tested for specificity and high-yield amplification for 12 different pathogens using known DNA templates. Select primers for each pathogen were then tested for minimum detection limits of DNA. Water samples were collected from 22 locations. PCR was used to detect the presence of a pathogen, virulence factors, or differentiate between pathogenic species. In 22 water samples, cholera toxin gene was detected in 4.5% of samples, C. perfringens DNA was detected in 50% of samples, E. histolytica DNA was detected in 54.5% of samples, Giardia intestinalis DNA was detected in 4.5% of samples, Leptospira spp. DNA was detected in 29% of samples, and T. gondii DNA was detected in 31.8% of samples. DNA from three pathogens, C. perfringens, E. histolytica, and T. gondii, were found in residential samples, which accounted for 10 out of 22 samples. |
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spelling | pubmed-52786512017-01-30 Detection of Intestinal Pathogens in River, Shore, and Drinking Water in Lima, Peru Grothen, David C. Zach, Sydney J. Davis, Paul H. J Genomics Research Paper Water quality management is an ongoing struggle for many locations worldwide. Current testing of water supplies can be time-consuming, expensive, and lack sensitivity. This study describes an alternative, easy-to-use, and inexpensive method to water sampling and testing at remote locations. This method was employed to detect a number of intestinal pathogens in various locations of Lima, Peru. A total of 34 PCR primer pairs were tested for specificity and high-yield amplification for 12 different pathogens using known DNA templates. Select primers for each pathogen were then tested for minimum detection limits of DNA. Water samples were collected from 22 locations. PCR was used to detect the presence of a pathogen, virulence factors, or differentiate between pathogenic species. In 22 water samples, cholera toxin gene was detected in 4.5% of samples, C. perfringens DNA was detected in 50% of samples, E. histolytica DNA was detected in 54.5% of samples, Giardia intestinalis DNA was detected in 4.5% of samples, Leptospira spp. DNA was detected in 29% of samples, and T. gondii DNA was detected in 31.8% of samples. DNA from three pathogens, C. perfringens, E. histolytica, and T. gondii, were found in residential samples, which accounted for 10 out of 22 samples. Ivyspring International Publisher 2017-01-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5278651/ /pubmed/28138344 http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jgen.18378 Text en © Ivyspring International Publisher This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions. |
spellingShingle | Research Paper Grothen, David C. Zach, Sydney J. Davis, Paul H. Detection of Intestinal Pathogens in River, Shore, and Drinking Water in Lima, Peru |
title | Detection of Intestinal Pathogens in River, Shore, and Drinking Water in Lima, Peru |
title_full | Detection of Intestinal Pathogens in River, Shore, and Drinking Water in Lima, Peru |
title_fullStr | Detection of Intestinal Pathogens in River, Shore, and Drinking Water in Lima, Peru |
title_full_unstemmed | Detection of Intestinal Pathogens in River, Shore, and Drinking Water in Lima, Peru |
title_short | Detection of Intestinal Pathogens in River, Shore, and Drinking Water in Lima, Peru |
title_sort | detection of intestinal pathogens in river, shore, and drinking water in lima, peru |
topic | Research Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5278651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28138344 http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jgen.18378 |
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