Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts recovered from water by the membrane filter dissolution method retain their infectivity

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-114

  Graczyk, Thaddeus K ^a,b   Fayer, Ronald ^a,c   Cranfield, Michael R ^a,b,d   Owens, Rebecca ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Medical Department   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISSOLUTION; INFECTION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; STAINING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATTLE; CELLULOSE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ETHANOL; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SOLVENTS; WATER;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 0030951384     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284325     Document Type: Article

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