Evaluation of PCR, nested PCR, and fluorescent antibodies for detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium species in wastewater

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2081-2085

  Mayer, Cynthia L ^a,c   Palmer, Carol J ^a,b  

^a ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0030011825     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.6.2081-2085.1996     Document Type: Article

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