Effects of high temperature and disinfectants on the viability of Sarcocystis neurona sporocysts

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1252-1254

  Dubey, J P ^b   Saville, W J ^b   Sreekumar, C ^b   Shen, S K ^b   Lindsay, D S ^b   Pena, H F ^a   Vianna, M C ^a   Gennari, S M ^a   Reed, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZYLAMMONIUM SALT; BLEACHING AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLOROFENE; FORMALDEHYDE; GAMMA INTERFERON; PHENOL; POVIDONE IODINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

PARASITOLOGY; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISINFECTION; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EQUUS CABALLUS; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 0036938923     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[1252:eohtad]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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