A comparison of enumeration techniques for Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1165-1168

  Bennett, Jason W ^a   Gauci, Mark R ^b   Moënic, Steven Le ^a   Schaefer III, Frank W ^a   Lindquist, H D Alan ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COULTER COUNTER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RELIABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033404305     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285681     Document Type: Article

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