The role of some environmental factors in the contamination of soil with Toxocara spp. and other geohelminth eggs

Parasitology International

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-72

  Mizgajska, Hanna ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Earthworm; Eggs; Geohelminths; Soil contamination; Soil texture; Toxocara spp.

Indexed keywords

ASCARIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; TOXOCARA; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS VULPIS;

EID: 0001803918     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(97)00011-1     Document Type: Article

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