Comparison of flow cytometry and immunofluorescence microscopy for the detection of Giardia duodenalis in bovine fecal samples

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-185

  Uehlinger, Fabienne D ^a   Barkema, Herman W ^b   O'Handley, Ryan M ^c   Parenteau, Monique ^d   Parrington, Lorna J ^d   VanLeeuwen, John A ^a   Dixon, Brent R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine feces; Flow cytometry; Giardia duodenalis; Immunofluorescence microscopy

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FECES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 45849118028     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000206     Document Type: Article

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