Use of cell culture to assess Cryptosporidium parvum survival rates in natural groundwaters and surface waters.
Bench-scale survival studies with Cryptosporidium parvum were conducted with representative aquifer and reservoir waters of Florida. C. parvum inactivation rates ranged from 0.0088 log(10)/day at 5 degrees C to -0.20 log(10)/day at 30 degrees C. Temperature, surface water or groundwater type, and the interaction of these factors had statistically significant effects on the survival of C. parvum.
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Rebecca L
RL
Ives
Amy M
AM
Kamarainen
David E
DE
John
Joan B
JB
Rose
D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
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