Molecular detection of Giardia contamination in water bodies in a zoo
We used a combined microscopy-molecular approach to determine the occurrence and identities of waterborne Giardia sp. cysts isolated from 18 separate, 10l grab samples collected from a Malaysian zoo. Microscopy revealed that 17 of 18 samples were Giardia cyst positive with concentrations ranging fro...
Main Authors: | Lim, Y.A., Lai, M.M., Mahdy, M.A., Mat Naim, H.R., Smith, H.V. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/4112/1/Lim-2009-Molecular_detection.pdf |
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