title: Development and testing of a filter system for isolation of Giardia lamblia cysts from water.
abstract: An inexpensive, practical, and reliable method for isolation of Giardia lamblia cysts from potable and environmental water has been developed from commercially available components. This system was successfully used to isolate cysts from well water associated with a family outbreak of giardiasis.
mesh_terms: D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply