Effects of low temperatures on viability of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1431-1433

  Fayer, Ronald ^b   Nerad, Thomas ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; HISTOLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0029930421     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1431-1433.1996     Document Type: Article

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