A rapid viability assay for Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts for use in conjunction with indirect fluorescent antibody detection

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 658-662

  Dowd, S E ^a,b   Pillai, S D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cysts; Detection; Oocysts; Propidium iodide; Viability

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

BIOASSAY; CYST VIABILITY; INDIRECT FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY METHOD; OOCYST VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0030873206     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-093     Document Type: Article

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