A comparison of conventional microscopy, immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry in the detection of Giardia lamblia cysts in beaver fecal samples

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-33

  Dixon, Brent R ^a,c   Parenteau, Monique ^b   Martineau, Charles ^b   Fournier, Jocelyn ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c Banting Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

beaver; cyst; flow cytometry; Giardia; immunofluorescence; microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAVER; CYST; FECES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; FECES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RODENTIA;

ANIMALIA; CASTOR FIBER; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031041532     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(96)00239-6     Document Type: Article

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