Negative staining technique of Heine for the detection of Cryptosporidium spp.: A fast and simple screening technique

Open Parasitology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Potters, Idzi ^a   van Esbroeck, Marjan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Heine; K hler; Phase contrast; Ziehl Neelsen

Indexed keywords

FUCHSINE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; KOHLER ILLUMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEGATIVE STAINING TECHNIQUE OF HEINE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STAINING; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAINING;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 84863964412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18744214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874421401004010001     Document Type: Article

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