Inactivation of Cryptosporidium by ozone and cell ultrastructures |
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Authors: | Zhilin Ran Shaofeng Li Junli Huang Yixing Yuan Chongwei Cui and Craig Denver Williams |
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Institution: | 1. School of Municipal & Environmental Engineering,Harbin Institute of Technology,Harbin 150090,China 2. Department of Building & Environmental Engineering,Shenzhen Polytechnic Institute,Shenzhen 518055,China 3. School of Applied Science,University of Wolverhampton,Wolverhampton WV1 1LY,UK |
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Abstract: | The fluorescence staining method and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to study the e ect of ozone (O3) inactivating
Cryptosporidium in water and cell ultrastructures variation to shed light on the mechanism of inactivation preliminarily. Results
indicated that O3 had a stronger inactivating capability. When the concentration of O3 was above 3.0 mg/L and the contact time was
up to 7 min, a significant inactivating e ect could be achieved. The turbidity on inactivation e ects was also found to be statistically
significant in artificial water.With increases in turbidity, the inactivating e ect decreased. Inactivation rate improved with a temperature
increase from 5 to 25°C, but decreased beyond this. The inactivating capability of O3 was found to be stronger under acidic than that
under alkalic conditions. When the concentration of organic matter in the reaction system was increased, the competition between
Cryptosporidium and organics with O3 probably took place, thereby reducing the inactivation rate. In addition, the cellular morphology
of Cryptosporidium varied with di erent contact times. At zero contact time, cells were rotundity and sphericity, at 60 sec they became
folded, underwent emboly, and burst at 480 sec, the cell membrane of Cryptosporidium shrinked and collapsed completely. |
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Keywords: | ozone inactivation Cryptosporidium ultrastructures |
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