Detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts and surrogate microspheres in water using ultrafiltration and capsule filtration

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 893-903

  Shapiro, Karen ^a   Mazet, Jonna A K ^b   Schriewer, Alexander ^c   Wuertz, Stefan ^c   Fritz, Heather ^a   Miller, Woutrina A ^a   Largier, John ^a   Conrad, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Microsphere; Surrogate; Toxoplasma gondii; Ultrafiltration; Water

Indexed keywords

ERROR DETECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROSPHERES; POTABLE WATER; SEAWATER; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

DETECTION OF MICROSPHERES; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SAMPLES; QUANTITATIVE DETECTION; SURROGATE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WATER BORNE INFECTIONS; WATER CONCENTRATIONS; WATER TREATMENT METHODS;

WATER FILTRATION;

DRINKING WATER; MICROSPHERE; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER; TAP WATER;

DETECTION METHOD; DISINFECTION; FLOW FIELD; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; PLASMA; TOXICITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CAPSULE FILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FILTRATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 76049087914     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.09.061     Document Type: Article

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