Effects of the Norwegian winter environment on Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-365

  Robertson, L J ^a   Gjerde, B K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 3042725222     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-003-0003-5     Document Type: Article

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