An evaluation of the Gelman Envirochek® capsule for the simultaneous concentration of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 755-761

  Matheson, Z ^a   Hargy, T M ^b   McCuin, R M ^b   Clancy, J L ^b   Fricker, C R ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Clancy Environmental Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA CYSTS; MEMBRANE DEVICES; MULTIPLE SAMPLES; NONIONIC DETERGENTS; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUES; TARGET ORGANISM;

PORE SIZE;

DRINKING WATER; POLYETHER DERIVATIVE; SULFONE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031727697     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1998.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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