Accurate and precise detection is imperative for
Cryptosporidium oocyst enumeration.
- Brilliant apple-green color
- Brightly highlighted rim
- Fluorescence - crisp and sharp
- Fluorescence of rim is consistent width around the entire organism
- No openings or breaks in fluorescence
- Interior fluorscence dimmer than rim
- No scattering of fluorescence when focusing
- Only one fluorescing rim is observed
- Suture line may be present
- Correct size and shape - 4-6 µm; spherical to ovoid
Record observations on the Cryptosporidium Examination Results Form.
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