Environmental conditions in a lagoon and their possible effects on shellfish contamination by Giardia and Cryptosporidium

Aquaculture International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 707-724

  Francavilla, Matteo ^a   Trotta, Pasquale ^a   Marangi, Marianna ^b   Breber, Paolo ^a   Giangaspero, Annunziata ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical physical parameters; Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Lagoon; Meteo climatic parameters; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LAGOON; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PROTOZOAN; SHELLFISH CULTURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

FOGGIA; ITALY; PUGLIA; VARANO LAGOON;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84864282196     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-012-9498-4     Document Type: Article

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