Evaluation of cyst loss in standard procedural steps for detecting of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum in water

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 368-371

  Kim, Kyung Ju ^a   Jung, Hyang Hee ^a   Lee, Kisay ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

(OO)cysts; Cryptosporidium parvum; Detection and analysis; Giardia lamblia; Method 1623; Recovery loss

Indexed keywords

POLYETHERSULFONE;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ELUTION; FILTER; FILTRATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GOVERNMENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33748503200     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03026255     Document Type: Article

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