Giardia and Cryptosporidium in pristine protected catchments in Central Eastern Australia

Ambio

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 84-86

  Buckley, Ralf ^a   Warnken, Wiebke ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATHOGEN; PROTOZOAN; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037363476     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-32.2.84     Document Type: Article

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41. This work was supported by the Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service; NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service; Gelman Science Inc. and Sartorius Inc.
42. First submitted 19 Febr. 2001. Accepted for publication after revision 7 March 2002.