Oocysts

Known as: Oocyst 
Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces small individual infective organisms called SPOROZOITES… (More)
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Oocysts
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Molecular characterization of cryptosporidium oocysts in samples of raw surface water and wastewater.
Recent molecular characterizations of Cryptosporidium parasites make it possible to differentiate the human-pathogenic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Mechanical transmission of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts by dogs.
Two experiments were conducted to determine if dogs could mechanically transmit Toxoplasma gondii after ingesting cat feces or by… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Development of a PCR protocol for sensitive detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in water samples.
The development of a reliable method of using PCR for detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in environmental samples with… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Duration of immunity to shedding of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts by cats.
Cats that have shed Toxoplasma gondii oocysts are considered to be immune to reshedding of oocysts. To investigate if this… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Survival of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts under various environmental pressures.
The survival of various isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts under a range of environmental pressures including freezing… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Threshold of detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in human stool specimens: evidence for low sensitivity of current diagnostic methods.
To determine the minimum number of Cryptosporidium oocysts that can be detected in stool specimens by diagnostic procedures… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Effects of ozone, chlorine dioxide, chlorine, and monochloramine on Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst viability.
Purified Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts were exposed to ozone, chlorine dioxide, chlorine, and monochloramine. Excystation and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Isolation of Cryptosporidium oocysts and sporozoites using discontinuous sucrose and isopycnic Percoll gradients.
Techniques for the large-scale isolation of Cryptosporidium oocysts and sporozoites, obtained from the feces of experimentally… (More)
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Soil survival of toxoplasma oocysts in Kansas and Costa Rica.
Toxoplasma oocysts in cat feces were marked with a tracer amount of strontium-85 (85-SR), and were superficially buried… (More)
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Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Toxoplasma gondii in cats: fecal stages identified as coccidian oocysts.
Isospora-type oocysts were excreted by cats following the ingestion of Toxoplasma fromn infected mice. Oocysts appeared 3 to 5… (More)
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