| Literature DB >> 17123406 |
Fernando Méndez-Hermida1, Hipólito Gómez-Couso, Elvira Ares-Mazás.
Abstract
The capability for ingesting and spreading the fixed oocysts of Cryptosporidium and fixed cysts of Giardia, two waterborne protozoan parasites, by Artemia franciscana, a microcrustacean widely used as live diet in fish and shellfish larviculture, was demonstrated using differential interference contrast and immunofluorescence microscopy. Our findings suggest the possibility that this microcrustacean could serve as a disseminating vehicle of both parasites in aquatic environments.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17123406 DOI： 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00126.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Eukaryot Microbiol ISSN： 1066-5234 Impact factor: 3.346