Project 609
Development of a Test to Assess Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts Viability: Correlation With Infectivity Potential
$242,122
Principal Investigator
Charles Sterling
Project Manager
Martin J Allen
Contractor
University of Arizona
Research Impact
Develops and field tests a method for determining C. parvum viability that can be related to infectivity potential. Includes use of vital dyes, differential interference contrast microscopy, and phase contrast microscopy. Published in 1993.