Evaluation of a combined immunomagnetic separation/flow cytometry technique for epidemiological investigations of Cryptosporidium in domestic and Australian native animals

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 21-31

  Power, M L ^a   Shanker, S R ^b   Sangster, N C ^c   Veal, D A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium spp.; Flow cytometry; Immunomagnetic separation; Marsupials; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISPERSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KANGAROO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; METATHERIA;

EID: 12244259674     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(02)00414-4     Document Type: Article

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