Occurrence of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in activated sludge samples in Campinas, SP, Brazil Ocorrência de cistos de Giardia e oocistos de Cryptosporidium em amostras de lodo ativado em Campinas, SP, Brasil

Occurrence of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in activated sludge samples in Campinas, SP, Brazil Ocorrência de cistos de Giardia e oocistos de Cryptosporidium em amostras de lodo ativado em Campinas, SP, Brasil

Giardia and Cryptosporidium have caused several outbreaks of gastroenteritis in humans associated with drinking water. Contaminated sewage effluents are recognized as a potential source of waterborne protozoa. Due to the lack of studies about the occurrence of these parasites in sewage samples in Br...

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Main Authors: Luciana Urbano Santos, Taís Rondello Bonatti, Romeu Cantusio Neto, Regina Maura Bueno Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2004-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Activated sludge
Cryptosporidium
Giardia
Ether clarification procedure
Sucrose flotation method
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