Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in water: Techniques for generating precise recovery data

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 804-813

  Reynolds, D T ^a   Slade, R B ^a   Sykes, N J ^a   Jonas, A ^a   Fricker, C R ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; RECOVERY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; CYTOMETERS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MEAN DOSE; OOCYSTS; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TREATMENT PROCESS;

MICROFILTRATION;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033400190     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00862.x     Document Type: Article

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