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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 1998, p. 4495-4499, Vol. 64, No. 11
0099-2240/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Immunomagnetic Separation of Cryptosporidium parvum from Source Water Samples of Various Turbidities

Z. Bukhari,1,* R. M. McCuin,1 C. R. Fricker,2 and J. L. Clancy1

Clancy Environmental Consultants, St. Albans, Vermont 05478,1 and Thames Water Utilities, Reading, United Kingdom2

Received 13 April 1998/Accepted 7 August 1998

Immunomagnetic separation (IMS) procedures which specifically capture Cryptosporidium oocysts and have the potential to isolate oocysts from debris have become commercially available. We compared two IMS kits (kit DB [Dynabeads anti-Cryptosporidium; product no. 730.01; Dynal A.S., Oslo, Norway] and kit IC1 [Crypto Scan IMS; product no. R10; Clearwater Diagnostics Company, LLC, Portland, Maine]) and a modification of kit IC1 (kit IC2 [Crypto Scan IMS; product no. R10; Clearwater Diagnostics Company, LLC]) at three turbidity levels (50, 500, and 5,000 nephelometric turbidity units [ntu]) by using water matrices obtained from different geographical locations. In deionized water, kit DB yielded recoveries between 68 and 83%, whereas the recoveries obtained with kits IC1 and IC2 were more variable and ranged from 0.2 to 74.5%. In water matrices with turbidity levels up to 500 ntu, the oocyst recoveries were more variable with kit DB; however, the recoveries were similar to those obtained in deionized water. In contrast, there were notable reductions in oocyst recoveries in the turbid matrices with kits IC1 and IC2, and the highest recovery (8.3%) was obtained with a 50-ntu sample. An examination of the effects of age on oocyst recovery with kit DB revealed that oocysts up to 16 weeks old yielded recoveries similar to the recoveries observed with fresh oocysts. These data indicate that all IMS kits do not perform equally well, and it is important to conduct in-house quality assurance work before a commercially available IMS kit is selected to replace flotation procedures for recovery of Cryptosporidium oocysts.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Clancy Environmental Consultants, Inc., 272 North Main St., P.O. Box 314, St. Albans, VT 05478. Phone: (802) 527-2460. Fax: (802) 524-3909. E-mail: zbukhari{at}together.net.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 1998, p. 4495-4499, Vol. 64, No. 11
0099-2240/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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