Viable blastocystis cysts in Scottish and Malaysian sewage samples.
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Blastocystis cysts were detected in 38% (47/123) (37 Scottish, 17 Malaysian) of sewage treatment works. Fifty percent of influents (29% Scottish, 76% Malaysian) and 28% of effluents (9% Scottish, 60% Malaysian) contained viable cysts. Viable cysts, discharged in effluent, provide further evidence for the potential for waterborne transmission of Blastocystis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 71 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005