Effect of environmental and conventional water treatment processes on waterborne cryptosporidium oocysts

Giardia and Cryptosporidium: From Molecules to Diseases

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 198-209

  King, Brendon ^a   Keegan, Alexandra ^a   Saint, Chris ^a   Monis, Paul ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

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