IMS method performance analyses for Giardia in water under differing conditions

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 129-134

  Hsu, Bing Mu ^a   Huang, Chihpin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Giardia; Immunomagnetic separation (IMS); Method1623

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; PROTOZOA; TURBIDITY;

IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

BUFFER;

CYST; LABORATORY METHOD; PROTOZOAN; SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIARDIA; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GIARDIA; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION;

GIARDIA;

EID: 34347407560     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9462-8     Document Type: Article

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