Development and application of a quantitative, specific assay for Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst detection in high-turbidity environmental water samples

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Lee, Y M ^a   Johnson, P W ^a   Call, J L ^a   Arrowood, M J ^a   Furness, B W ^a   Pichette, S C ^a   Grady, K K ^a   Reeh, P ^a   Mitchell, L ^a   Bergmire Sweat, D ^a   MacKenzie, W R ^a   Tsang, V C W ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034902701     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.1.11504397     Document Type: Article

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