Giardia and Cryptosporidium in pristine protected catchments in central eastern Australia.
We report the first confirmed records of the pathogenic protozoa Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum from small remote streams in pristine protected areas in Australia, beyond the reach of urban or agricultural contamination.
School of Environmental and Applied Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast Qld, Australia. r.buckley@mailbox.gu.edu.au
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D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology