Drying of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts to slides abrogates use of vital dyes for viability staining

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-69

  Robertson, Lucy J ^a   Casaert, Stijn ^b   Valdez Nava, Yazel ^a   Ehsan, Md Amimul ^b,c   Claerebout, Edwin ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Cyst; Giardia; Oocyst; Staining; Viability

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYST (RESTING STAGE); GIARDIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OOCYTE; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAL STAIN;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYST; GIARDIA; OOCYST; STAINING; VIABILITY;

CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DESICCATION; GIARDIA; OOCYSTS; PARASITOLOGY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84888312262     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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