Cryptosporidium oocysts in Bent mussels (Ischadium recurvum) in the Chesapeake Bay

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 518-521

  Graczyk, T K ^a   Fayer, R ^b   Lewis, E J ^c   Trout, J M ^b   Farley, C A ^c  

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

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARYLAND; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ISCHADIUM RECURVUM; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032967760     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050590     Document Type: Article

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