The Effects of E-Beam Irradiation, Microwave Energy and High Hydrostatic Pressure on Presence and Health Significance of Cryptosporidium parvum in Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Foodborne disease outbreaks associated with the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium spp. are an emerging public health concern. Shellfish, including Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Chesapeake Bay and other Atlantic coastal waters, have been identified as a potential source of Cryptosporidi...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26355 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03042005-111325/ |