Surface hydrophobicity of Ascaris eggs and Giardia cysts

Helminthologia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 197-204

  Capizzi Banas, S ^a   Maux, M ^a   Schwartzbrod, J ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Ascaris; Giardia; Hydrophily; Hydrophobicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS; GIARDIA;

EID: 0036027336     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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