Microsporidial pathogens, including members of the genus Enterocytozoon (E. bienusi)
and Encephalitazoon (E. intestinalis, E. cuniculi, E. hellem), cause a variety of infections
in man including gastroenteritis, keraconjunctivitis, respiratory tract infections, hepatitis,
peritonitis, sinusitis, nephritis, prostatitis, and encephalitis (Wittner and Weiss, 1999).
These organisms are environmentally resilient and difficult to remove using
conventional water treatment practices (Harrington et al., 2001). Although there have
been no documented waterborne outbreaks attributed to these protozoa, transmission
via drinking water is possible.
Detection methods for these organisms are nonexistent, and laboratory identification of
microsporidia-contaminated environmental samples may prove to be even more difficult
than Cryptosporidium due to the small size of the microorganism. The overall objective
of this study is to develop a strategy for the recovery and identification of pathogenic
microsporidia from natural water samples. The study describes the development
and optimization of a newly-modified continuous flow centrifuge and flow cytometry for
detection of waterborne microsporidia.
Includes 6 references.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
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| Number of Pages : | 4 |
| Published : | 11/01/2002 |
