Quantitation of Giardia cysts by membrane filtration
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 18 (3) , 713-5
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.18.3.713-715.1983
Abstract
A method of fixing and staining Giardia cysts on a membrane filter is reported. This procedure appears to be a reliable method for the recovery and detection of cysts and also for the determination of cyst densities. Evaluation and possible applications of the technique are described.Keywords
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