Open AccessUse of Cell Culture To Assess Cryptosporidium parvum Survival Rates in Natural Groundwaters and Surface Waters
Author(s) -
Rebecca Ives,
Amy Kamarainen,
David E. John,
Joan B. Rose
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00347-07
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium parvum , groundwater , aquifer , surface water , biology , environmental science , environmental chemistry , hydrology (agriculture) , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , geology , environmental engineering , geotechnical engineering
Bench-scale survival studies withCryptosporidium parvum were conducted with representative aquifer and reservoir waters of Florida.C. parvum inactivation rates ranged from 0.0088 log10 /day at 5°C to −0.20 log10 /day at 30°C. Temperature, surface water or groundwater type, and the interaction of these factors had statistically significant effects on the survival ofC. parvum .