Inactivation of giardia lamblia cysts by cobalt-60 irradiation

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 425-428

  Sundermann, Christine A ^a   Estridge, Barbara H ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

COBALT ISOTOPE; CYST; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; INFECTIVITY; IRRADIATION; PARASITIC DISEASE; PROTOZOAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIABILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); GAMMA IRRADIATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE SURVIVAL; RADIATION DOSE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DUODENUM; FECES; FOOD IRRADIATION; GERBILLINAE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; PROPIDIUM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

GERBILLINAE; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 77953547296     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2207.1     Document Type: Article

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