Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in swimming pool filter backwash water concentrates by flocculation and immunomagnetic separation

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 395-404

  Greinert, Juliane A ^a   Furtado, Danielle N ^a   Smith, James J ^b   Monte Barardi, Célia R ^a   Simões, Cláudia M O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Montana Microbiological Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Flocculation; Giardia; Immunomagnetic separation; Swimming pool water

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; POLYSORBATE 20; WATER;

BATHING WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DETRITUS; FILTER; FLOCCULATION; GIARDIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; STANDARD; SWIMMING POOL; TECHNIQUE; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIARDIA; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; OOCYSTS; SWIMMING POOLS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 9144232483     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120400012892     Document Type: Article

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