Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)
- Volume 43 Issue 3
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- Pages.120-123
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- 2011
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- 1738-3544(pISSN)
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- 2288-1662(eISSN)
Waterborne Pathogens Identification in Public Bathroom by PCR-Reverse Blot Hybridization Assay
- Choi, Seung-Gu (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Shinheung College) ;
- Song, Woon-Heung (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Shinheung College) ;
- Lee, Jae-Sang (Dongarm Medical Institute) ;
- Yang, Byoung-Seon (Department of Clinical Pathology, Jinju Health College) ;
- Choi, Myeong-Sik (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
- Received : 2011.08.30
- Accepted : 2011.09.23
- Published : 2011.09.30
Abstract
A total of 30 water samples were collected from 30 different public baths in Seoul, Korea. Contamination of public bath water by waterborne pathogens can cause disease outbreaks and contribute to increase background rates of disease. Pathogens in water was filtered by nitrocellulose membrane with