Contamination with giardia spp. and cryptosporidium spp. in potable water sources in Italy;Contaminazione da giardia spp. e cryptosporidium spp. nelle acque obstinate al consumo umano in Italia

Igiene Moderna

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-100

  Conio, O ^a   Pignata, C ^a   Palumbo, F ^a   Gilli, G ^a   Borelli, E ^a   Carraro, E ^a,b  

^a Azienda Mediterranea Gas Acqua AMGA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptospondium; Drinking water; Giardia; Waterborne cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040524486     PISSN: 00191655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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