Susceptibility of the Chesapeake Bay to environmental contamination with Cryptosporidium parvum.
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*Department of MolecularMicrobiology and Immunology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205; {Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205; {Immunology and Disease Resistance Laboratory, Agricultural Research Services, Livestock and Poultry Science Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705; and }Cooperative Oxford Laboratory, Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Oxford, Maryland 21654
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Environmental research
دوره 82 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000