Evaluation of four commercial antibodies

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 69-78

  Hoffman, Rebecca ^a   Chauret, Christian ^b   Standridge, Jon ^c   Peterson, Linda ^c  

^a WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; MICROORGANISMS;

FLOW CYTOMETERS; PARASITES;

ANTIBODIES;

EID: 0033184904     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1999.tb08698.x     Document Type: Article

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