An improved in vitro infection model for viability testing of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 150-154

  Najdrowski, Michael ^a   Joachim, Anja ^b   Daugschies, Arwid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chlorocresole; Cryptosporidium parvum; In vitro cultivation; Inactivation; Infectivity; PCR

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; NEOPREDISAN; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; HEAT; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 35648957105     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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