Recovery of Waterborne Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts by Freshwater Benthic Clams (Corbicula fluminea)

Asian freshwater clams, Corbicula fluminea, exposed for 24 h to 38 liters of water contaminated with infectious Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts (1.00 × 10(6) oocysts/liter; approximately 1.9 × 10(5) oocysts/clam) were examined (hemolymph, gills, gastrointestinal [GI] tract, and feces) on days 1, 2, 3...

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Main Authors: Graczyk, Thaddeus K., Fayer, Ronald, Cranfield, Michael R., Conn, David Bruce
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 1998
Subjects:
Environmental and Public Health Microbiology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC106061/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9464376
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