Comparison of sensitivity of immunofluorescent microscopy to that of a combination of immunofluorescent microscopy and immunomagnetic separation for detection of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in adult bovine feces

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3236-3239

  Pereira, Maria Das Graças C ^a   Atwill, Edward R ^a   Jones, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; OOCYST;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032975895     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.7.3236-3239.1999     Document Type: Article

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