The effects of time and temperature on flow cytometry enumerated live Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 385-389

  Ware, Michael W ^a   Schaefer III, F W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Flow cytometry; Internal standard; Live oocysts; Storage

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHIPS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM OOCYSTS; EFFECT OF TIME; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; INTERNAL STANDARDS; LIVE OOCYST; ON FLOW; OOCYSTS; PERFORMANCE; Γ-IRRADIATED;

FLOW CYTOMETRY;

FLOW CYTOMETRY; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 27644472141     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01784.x     Document Type: Article

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