Solar UV reduces Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst infectivity in environmental waters

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1311-1323

  King, B J ^a   Hoefel, D ^a   Daminato, D P ^a   Fanok, S ^a   Monis, P T ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell culture infectivity; Cryptosporidium parvum; Solar inactivation; Taqman PCR; UV A UV B

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE WATERS;

CELL CULTURE INFECTIVITY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM OOCYSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; OOCYSTS; SOLAR INACTIVATION; TAP WATER; TAQMAN PCR; ULTRAVIOLET-A/ULTRAVIOLET-B; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

CELL CULTURE;

DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATER; TAP WATER;

BIOASSAY; CYST; DRINKING WATER; INFECTIVITY; INHIBITION; INSOLATION; PROTOZOAN; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 42149138633     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03658.x     Document Type: Article

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