Impacts of viability and purification on the specific gravity of Cryptosporidium oocysts

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3349-3359

  Young, Pamela L ^a,b   Komisar, Simeon J ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium oocysts; Density; Purification; Specific gravity; Viability

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MICROORGANISMS; PURIFICATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CENTRIFUGATION TECHNIQUE; CRYPTOSORDIUM OOCYSTS; ISOPYCNIC GRADIENT; VIABILITY;

WATER TREATMENT;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DENSITY GRADIENT; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TRANSPORT; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 23744513627     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.05.045     Document Type: Article

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