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.
Ives
Rebecca L
RL
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Kamarainen
Amy M
AM
John
David E
DE
Rose
Joan B
JB
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
D014867:Water