Predation of Cryptosporidium oocysts by protozoa and rotifers: Implications for water quality and public health

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 77-83

  Stott, Rebecca ^a   May, E ^a   Ramirez, E ^b   Warren, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Ciliate; Cryptosporidium oocysts; Predation; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; PROTOZOA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

ROTIFIERS;

DISEASES;

WATER;

MICROORGANISM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CILIATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EXPOSURE; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARAMECIUM; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PROTOZOON; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROTIFERA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CULBERTSONI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; MYTILUS; MYXOZOA; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA; STYLONYCHIA; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS;

EID: 0037220133     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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