Presence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in drinking water samples in the North of Portugal

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-48

  Almeida, André ^a,b   Moreira, Maria Joao ^a   Soares, Sónia ^b   De Delgado, Maria Lurdes ^a   Figueiredo, Joao ^a   Silva, Elisabete ^a   Castro, António ^a   Da Cosa, José Manuel Correida ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium spp; Drinking water; Giardia duodenalis; Portugal; Public health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BETA GIARDIN; DRINKING WATER; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; RNA 18S; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; PROTIST LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PROTOZOAL CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77949764767     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.1.43     Document Type: Article

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