Epidemiology, microbiology, and risk assessment of waterborne pathogens including Cryptosporidium

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 827-831

  Haas, Charles N ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; OOCYST; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER BORNE PATHOGEN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 0034041528     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.6.827     Document Type: Article

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