Biomonitoring of surface and coastal water for Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and human-virulent microsporidia using molluscan shellfish.

Lucy, Frances E; Graczyk, Thaddeus K; Tamang, Leena; Miraflor, Allen; Minchin, Dan

Lucy, Frances E; Graczyk, Thaddeus K; Tamang, Leena; Miraflor, Allen; Minchin, Dan.

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Lucy FE; Department of Environmental Science, School of Science, Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland. lucy.frances@itsligo.ie

Parasitol Res ; 103(6): 1369-75, 2008 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18704498

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Bivalvia; Cryptosporidium parvum/isolation & purification; Encephalitozoon/isolation & purification; Enterocytozoon/isolation & purification; Environmental Monitoring/methods; Fresh Water; Giardia lamblia/isolation & purification; Animals; Bivalvia/microbiology; Bivalvia/parasitology; Cryptosporidium parvum/genetics; Encephalitozoon/genetics; Encephalitozoon/physiology; Enterocytozoon/genetics; Enterocytozoon/physiology; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; Fresh Water/microbiology; Fresh Water/parasitology; Giardia lamblia/genetics; Humans; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; Ireland; Spores, Fungal/isolation & purification; Water Pollution/analysis

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Environmental Monitoring / Bivalvia / Giardia lamblia / Encephalitozoon / Cryptosporidium parvum / Enterocytozoon / Fresh Water Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Year: 2008 Type: Article

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