Cryptosporidium parvum in environmental samples in the Sligo area, Republic of Ireland: A preliminary report

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 380-384

  Chalmers, R M ^a   Sturdee, A P ^a   Mellors, P ^a   Nicholson, V ^b   Lawlor, F ^b   Kenny, F ^b   Timpson, P ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b SLIGO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Sligo Regional Technical College   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOLLUSCS; RIVERS; SEAWATER;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FILTER-FEEDERS; MARINE MUSSELS; MUSSEL TISSUE; MYTILUS EDULIS; PARASITE-; REPUBLIC OF IRELAND; RIVER WATER;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES;

RIVER WATER;

BIOMONITOR; BLUE MUSSEL;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IRELAND; MUSSEL; WATER ANALYSIS;

COUNTY SLIGO; IRELAND;

BIVALVIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0030723574     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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