Infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts stored in water at environmental temperatures

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1165-1169

  Fayer, R ^a   Trout, J M ^a   Jenkins, M C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOPECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CENTRIFUGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HISTOLOGY; ILEUM; LIFE CYCLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPOROZOITE; STORAGE;

AMYLOPECTIN; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032414238     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284666     Document Type: Article

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