An in vitro method for detecting infectious Cryptosporidium oocysts with cell culture

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3669-3675

  Slifko, Theresa R ^a,c   Friedman, Debra ^a   Rose, Joan B ^a   Jakubowski, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Department of Marine Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; IMMUNOASSAY; LIFE CYCLE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; VIRULENCE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 0030803310     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3669-3675.1997     Document Type: Article

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