Inactivation of Viable Ascaris Eggs by Reagents during Enumeration

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5453-5459

  Nelson, Kara L ^a   Darby, Jeannie L ^b  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL; ASCARIS SUUM; OVUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEWAGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0035651018     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5453-5459.2001     Document Type: Article

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