Detection of Pathogens in Water Using Microarrays
from Timothy M. Straub in Environmental Microbiology: Current Technology and Water Applications
For waterborne pathogen monitoring, regulatory agencies have traditionally focused on developing a single method for an existing or emerging pathogen in water supplies. However, the ability to use a single method to determine all potential pathogens or indicators in a water supply would be particularly advantageous. Such an approach has three major hurdles: 1) sensitive detection of highly dilute pathogens in a water supply, 2) specific detection of pathogens from non-pathogenic near-neighbors, and 3) multiplexed strategies that preserve the sensitivity and specificity of the assay.
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For waterborne pathogen monitoring, regulatory agencies have traditionally focused on developing a single method for an existing or emerging pathogen in water supplies. However, the ability to use a single method to determine all potential pathogens or indicators in a water supply would be particularly advantageous. Such an approach has three major hurdles: 1) sensitive detection of highly dilute pathogens in a water supply, 2) specific detection of pathogens from non-pathogenic near-neighbors, and 3) multiplexed strategies that preserve the sensitivity and specificity of the assay.
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