A rapid method for producing highly purified Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 434-436

  O'Brien, C N ^a   Jenkins, M C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FECAL COLIFORM; ISOLATION EFFECT; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FLOTATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRODUCT RECOVERY; PURIFICATION; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; ETHER, ETHYL; FECES; OOCYSTS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENTS;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 34248993271     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1020R.1     Document Type: Article

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