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Recovery Efficiency and Limit of Detection of Aerosolized Bacillus anthracis Sterne from Environmental Surface Samples by Estill, Cheryl Fairfield, Baron, Paul A, Beard, Jeremy K, Hein, Misty J, Larsen, Lloyd D, Rose, Laura, Schaefer, Frank W. III, Noble-Wang, Judith, Hodges, Lisa, Lindquist, H.D. Alan, Deye, Gregory J, Arduino, Matthew J

“…After the 2001 anthrax incidents, surface sampling techniques for biological agents were found to be inadequately validated, especially at low surface…”
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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts in Water Sample Concentrates by Real-Time PCR by Yang, Wenli, Lindquist, H.D. Alan, Cama, Vitaliano, Schaefer, Frank W. III, Villegas, Eric, Fayer, Ronald, Lewis, Earl J, Feng, Yaoyu, Xiao, Lihua

“…PCR techniques in combination with conventional parasite concentration procedures have potential for the sensitive and specific detection of Toxoplasma gondii…”
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Enhanced survival but not amplification of Francisella spp. in the presence of free-living amoebae by Buse, Helen Y, Schaefer, III, Frank W, Rice, Eugene W

“…Transmission of Francisella tularensis, the etiologic agent of tularemia, has been associated with various water sources. Survival of many waterborne pathogens…”
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A COMPARISON OF FOUR FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY-BASED METHODS FOR PURIFYING, DETECTING, AND CONFIRMING CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM IN SURFACE WATERS by Lindquist, H. D Alan, Ware, Michael, Stetler, Ronald E, Wymer, Larry, Schaefer, III, Frank W

“…Cryptosporidiosis has been traced to drinking contaminated surface water, which was either not treated or was ineffectively treated. Testing to detect…”
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Detection of Giardia in environmental waters by immuno-PCR amplification methods by MAHBUBANI, M. H, SCHAEFER, F. W, JONES, D. D, BEJ, A. K

“…Genomic DNA was extracted either directly from Giardia muris cysts seeded into environmental surface waters or from cysts isolated by immunomagnetic beads…”
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Molecular characterization of microsporidia indicates that wild mammals harbor host-adapted Enterocytozoon spp. as well as human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi by Sulaiman, I.M, Fayer, R, Lal, A.A, Trout, J.M, Schaefer, F.W. III, Xiao, L

“…Over 13 months, 465 beavers, foxes, muskrats, otters, and raccoons were trapped in four counties in eastern Maryland and examined by molecular methods for…”
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Recent literature review of soil processing methods for recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores by Silvestri, Erin E, Perkins, Sarah D, Feldhake, David, Nichols, Tonya, Schaefer, Frank W., III

“…Identifying virulent Bacillus anthracis within soil is a difficult task due to the number and diversity of other organisms and impeding chemical constituents…”
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Review of processing and analytical methods for Francisella tularensis in soil and water by Silvestri, Erin E, Perkins, Sarah D, Rice, Eugene W, Stone, Harry, Schaefer, Frank W., III

“…The etiological agent of tularemia, Francisella tularensis, is a resilient organism within the environment and can be acquired in many ways (infectious…”
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Genotypes of Cryptosporidium Species Infecting Fur-Bearing Mammals Differ from Those of Species Infecting Humans by LING ZHOU, FAYER, Ronald, TROUT, James M, RYAN, Una M, SCHAEFER, Frank W, LIHUA XIAO

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Characterization of a single dose methylprednisolone acetate immune suppression model using Cryptosporidium muris and Cryptosporidium parvum by Miller, Thomas A., Schaefer, Frank W.

“…An immunosuppressive dose of methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) was compared with a non-immunosuppressive dose using Cryptosporidium oocyst production as an…”
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Concentration and Detection of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Surface Water Samples by Method 1622 Using Ultrafiltration and Capsule Filtration by SIMMONS, Otto D, SOBSEY, Mark D, HEANEY, Christopher D, SCHAEFER, Frank W, FRANCY, Donna S

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Effects of Seeding Procedures and Water Quality on Recovery of Cryptosporidium Oocysts from Stream Water by Using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Method 1623 by FRANCY, Donna S, SIMMONS, Otto D, WARE, Michael W, GRANGER, Emma J, SOBSEY, Mark D, SCHAEFER, Frank W

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An Improved Method for the Analysis of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry by GLASSMEYER, SUSAN T., WARE, MICHAEL W., SCHAEFER III, FRANK W., SHOEMAKER, JODY A., KRYAK, DAVID D.

“…Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts were analyzed using matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI–TOF MS). Sample…”
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Blind trials evaluating in vitro infectivity of Cryptosporidium oocysts using cell culture immunofluorescence by Bukhari, Zia, Holt, David M, Ware, Michael W, Schaefer, 3rd, Frank W

“…An optimized cell culture immunofluorescence (IFA) procedure, using the HCT-8 cell line, was evaluated in blind trials to determine the sensitivity and…”
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Fluorescent in situ Detection of Encephalitozoon hellem Spores with a 6-Carboxyfluorescein-Labeled Ribosomal RNA-Targeted Oligonucleotide Probe by Hester, Jeff D, Alan Lindquist, H. D, Bobst, Albert M, Schaefer, Frank W

“…A fluorescent in situ hybridization assay has been developed for the detection of the human-pathogenic microsporidian, Encephalitozoon hellem in water samples…”
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A Comparison of Enumeration Techniques for Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts by Bennett, Jason W., Gauci, Mark R., Le Moënic, Steven, Schaefer, Frank W., H. D. Alan Lindquist

“…A variety of methods have been used to enumerate Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts from source or drinking waters. The reliability of these counting methods…”
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Criteria for evaluation of proposed protozoan detection methods by Lindquist, H.D.Alan, Dufour, Alfred P, Wymer, Larry J, Schaefer III, Frank W

“…There has been a proliferation of techniques and methods reported for analysis of water samples to determine the presence of the protozoan pathogens…”
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Improved in vitro excystation procedure for Giardia lamblia cysts by Rice, E.W, Schaefer, F.W. III

“…Giardia lamblia cysts obtained from human symptomatic and asymptomatic donors, improved in vitro excystation procedure…”
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Inactivation of Giardia cysts by chlorine by Rice, E.W, Hoff, J.C, Schaefer, F.W. III

“…Giardia lamblia cysts from symptomatic and asymptomatic human carriers, Giardia muris cysts, inactivation by chlorine…”
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Serial subcultivation of Giardia lamblia in Keister's modified TYI-S-33 medium containing ultroser G by Bifulco, J M, Schaefer, 3rd, F W

“…The ability of Giardia strains of the duodenalis type to grow in Keister's modified TYI-S-33 medium varies with serum lot. Recently, strains of Giardia…”
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