Enumeration of Cryptosporidium sp. and Giardia sp. (oo)cysts in a tropical eutrophic lake

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-232

  Ajeagah, G ^a   Njine, T ^a   Foto, S ^a   Bilong Bilong, C F ^a   Karanis, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Obihiro University for Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Cysts; Giardia; Municipal lake; Oocysts

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; PATHOGENS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER ANALYSIS;

DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FLAGELLATE; IODINE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; CENTRE [CAMEROON]; MFOUNDI BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; YAOUNDE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34248394201     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03326278     Document Type: Article

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