Trichomonas vaginalis: in vitro survival in swimming pool water samples.
In this work it is shown that Trichomonas vaginalis remains viable and infective in swimming pool water samples for several hours. After survival, trichomonad cytotoxicity was tested on primary cultures of epithelial cells. It demonstrates that the some trichomonad strains are able to survive in water pools and survival time is dependent on the degree of strain infectivity and also if it is a long term cultured or fresh isolate.
Pereira-Neves
Antonio
A
Universidade Santa Ursula, Rua Jornalista Orlando Dantas, 59, Botafogo CEP 22231-010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Benchimol
Marlene
M
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000469:parasitology; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000166:cytology / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D013551:Swimming Pools; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D014774:Virulence
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes