Effects of low and high temperatures on infectivity of Cryptosporidium muris oocysts suspended in water

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 197-202

  Neumayerová, Helena ^a   Koudela, Břetislav ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium muris; Infectivity of frozen oocysts; Infectivity of heated oocyst

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; FECES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INOCULATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; STOMACH INTUBATION; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COLD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; FREEZING; HEAT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OOCYSTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM MURIS; MUS;

EID: 42249102075     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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