Blind trials evaluating in vitro infectivity of Cryptosporidium oocysts using cell culture immunofluorescence

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 656-663

  Bukhari, Zia ^a   Holt, David M ^b   Ware, Michael W ^c   Schaefer III, Frank W ^c  

^a American Water Voorhees   (United States)

^b THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind trials; Cryptosporidium; In vitro excystation; Infectivity; Validation

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNIZATION; PATHOGENS; PROTOZOA;

BLIND TRIALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; VALIDATION;

CELL CULTURE;

CYST; DISEASE VECTOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTIVITY; PROTOZOAN; RODENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; LABORATORY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VIRUS INFECTIVITY;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; PARASITOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 34547823112     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-032     Document Type: Article

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