Evaluation of a continuous flow centrifuge for recovery of Cryptosporidium oocysts from large volume water samples

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1962-1966

  Swales, Claire ^a   Wright, Stephen ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous flow centrifugation; Cryptosporidium; Flow cytometry; Giardia

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; MICROORGANISMS; TURBIDITY; WATER FILTRATION;

FLOW CYTOMETRY; OOCYSTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION; FILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 0033982223     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00353-X     Document Type: Article

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