Detection of microsporidia in drinking water, wastewater and recreational rivers

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 4837-4843

  Izquierdo, Fernando ^a   Castro Hermida, José Antonio ^b   Fenoy, Soledad ^a   Mezo, Mercedes ^b   González Warleta, Marta ^b   Aguila, Carmen del ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^b Centro de Investigacions Agrarias de Mabegondo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drinking water treatment plant (DWTP); Encephalitozoon intestinalis; IDEXX Filta Max; Microsporidia; Recreational river area (RRA); Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; RIVERS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; IDEXX FILTA-MAX; MICROSPORIDIA; RECREATIONAL RIVER AREA; RECREATIONAL RIVER AREAS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SAMPLES;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

DETECTION METHOD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRINKING WATER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGUS; HEALTH RISK; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RISK FACTOR; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON; FUNGAL DETECTION; MICROSPORIDIAN SPORE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SPAIN; STAINING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOON HELLEM; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; ENTEROCYTOZOON BIENEUSI; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 80052261274     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.06.033     Document Type: Article

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