Physical inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water

Katlyn E. Wainwright; Manuel Lagunas-Solar; Melissa A. Miller; Bradd C. Barr; Ian Gardner; Cecilia Pina; Ann C. Melli; Andrea E. Packham; Nolan Zeng; Tin Truong; Patricia A Conrad

doi:10.1128/AEM.00504-07

Physical inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water

Katlyn E. Wainwright, Manuel Lagunas-Solar, Melissa A. Miller, Bradd C. Barr, Ian Gardner, Cecilia Pina, Ann C. Melli, Andrea E. Packham, Nolan Zeng, Tin Truong, Patricia A Conrad

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Abstract

Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts occurred with exposure to pulsed and continuous UV radiation, as evidenced by mouse bioassay. Even at doses of ≥500 mJ/cm², some oocysts retained their viability.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5663-5666
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume	73
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00504-07
State	Published - Sep 2007

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Wainwright, K. E., Lagunas-Solar, M., Miller, M. A., Barr, B. C., Gardner, I., Pina, C., Melli, A. C., Packham, A. E., Zeng, N., Truong, T., & Conrad, P. A. (2007). Physical inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73(17), 5663-5666. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00504-07

Physical inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water. / Wainwright, Katlyn E.; Lagunas-Solar, Manuel; Miller, Melissa A.; Barr, Bradd C.; Gardner, Ian; Pina, Cecilia; Melli, Ann C.; Packham, Andrea E.; Zeng, Nolan; Truong, Tin; Conrad, Patricia A.

In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 73, No. 17, 09.2007, p. 5663-5666.

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