Influence of Refrigeration and Formalin on the Floatability of Giardia duodenalis Cysts

Giardia duodenalis cysts obtained from fresh fecal samples, fecal samples kept under refrigeration and fecal samples treated with formalin were studied as to their floatability on sucrose solutions with the following specific gravities: 1,040 kg/m3; 1,050 kg/m3; 1,060 kg/m3; 1,070 kg/m3; 1,080 kg/m3...

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Main Authors: Maria da Luz Ribeiro Moitinho, Marta Bértoli, Terezinha Aparecida Guedes, Cláudio Santos Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1999-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000400025&tlng=en