Viability and infectivity of oocysts recovered from clams, Ruditapes philippinarum, experimentally contaminated with Cryptosporidium parvum

Parasitology Research

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 428-430

  Freire Santos, F ^a   Oteiza Lopez A M ^a   Castro Hermida, J A ^a   Garcia Martin O ^b   Ares Mazas M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Santiago de Compostela Spain   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLAM; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GILL; HISTOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIVALVIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GILLS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MICE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; ROSANILINE DYES; STAINING AND LABELING; WATER;

EID: 0035037399     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360100382     Document Type: Article

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