Towards standard methods for the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum on lettuce and raspberries. Part 1: Development and optimization of methods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-221

  Cook, N ^a   Paton, C A ^b   Wilkinson, N ^a   Nichols, R A B ^b   Barker, K ^a   Smith, H V ^b  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Detection; Food; Oocysts

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DEVICE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; LETTUCE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RASPBERRY; SAMPLE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STAINING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; FRUIT; HUMANS; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; LETTUCE; OOCYSTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; LACTUCA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33744548707     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.12.015     Document Type: Article

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