Effectiveness of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts detection and enumeration methods in water and milk samples

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 432-439

  Machado, E C L ^a   Stamford, T L M ^a   Alves, L C ^b   Melo, R G ^a   Shinohara, N K S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Concentration methods; Cryptosporidium spp.; Milk; Oocyst; Water

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 33748780116     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 01020935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352006000300023     Document Type: Article

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