Viability and infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts detected in river water in Hokkaido, Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 585-589

  Tsushima, Yoshinori ^a,b   Karanis, Panagiotis ^c   Kamada, Takenori ^a   Xuan, Xuenan ^a   Makala, Levi H C ^a   Tohya, Yukinobu ^b   Akashi, Hiroomi ^b   Nagasawa, Hideyuki ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst; Infectivity; SCID mouse; Viability; Water

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; FEMALE; JAPAN; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FECES; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; JAPAN; MICE; MICE, SCID; OOCYSTS;

EID: 0038166419     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.585     Document Type: Article

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