Development of artificial neural networks capable of identifying Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts stained with 4′, 6 diamidino-2-phenylindole

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-110

  Widmer, Kenneth W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COCCIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0344100098     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2003.tb00033.x     Document Type: Article

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