An evaluation of methods for the simultaneous detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts from water

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1317-1322

  Shepherd, K M ^a   Wyn Jones, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; GIARDIA; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SPP.; GIARDIA SPP.;

EID: 0029882034     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1317-1322.1996     Document Type: Article

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