Quantitation of Giardia cysts by membrane filtration.
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.
D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology; D013194:Staining and Labeling