Evaluation of a portable differential continuous flow centrifuge for concentration of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts from water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 955-961

  Zuckerman, U ^a,b   Armon, R ^a   Tzipori, S ^d   Gold, D ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b The Israel National Water Company   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; PELLETIZING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOVERY; WATER INJECTION;

BLOOD CELL SEPARATION; CONTINUOUS FLOW CENTRIFUGES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; DISPOSABLES; GIARDIA; GIARDIA CYSTS; LARGE VOLUMES; PORTABLE DEVICE;

CENTRIFUGES;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CENTRIFUGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 0032977620     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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