Evaluation of fluorochromes and excitation sources for immunofluorescence in water samples

Cytometry

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-154

  Vesey, G ^a   Deere, D ^a   Gauci, M R ^a   Griffiths, K R ^a   Williams, K L ^a   Veal, D A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Detection; Flow cytometry; Fluorochromes; Giardia; Protozoan parasites; Water quality

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME; PHYCOERYTHRIN;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CARBOCYANINES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT DYES; FRESH WATER; MICROSCOPY; PHYCOERYTHRIN; RHODAMINES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0030754946     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19971001)29:2<147::AID-CYTO7>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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