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ArticleJournal of water and health2016

Human infective potential of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in urban wastewater treatment plant effluents.

Jiawen Ma, Yaoyu Feng, Yue Hu, Eric N Villegas, Lihua Xiao

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Article in Journal of water and health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiawen MaState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China E-mail: yyfeng@ecust.edu.cn.
Yaoyu FengState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China E-mail: yyfeng@ecust.edu.cn.
Yue HuState Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China E-mail: yyfeng@ecust.edu.cn.
Eric N VillegasNational Exposure Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
Lihua XiaoDivision of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
East China University of Science and Technology · CNEnvironmental Protection Agency · USNational Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, and microsporidiosis are important waterborne diseases. In the standard for wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents in China and other countries, the fecal coliform count is the only microbial indicator, raising concerns about the potential for pathogen transmission through WWTP effluent reuse. In this study, we collected 50 effluent samples (30 L/sample) from three municipal WWTPs in Shanghai, China, and analyzed for Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi by microscopy and/or polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Moreover, propidium monoazide (PMA)-PCR was used to assess the viability of oocysts/cysts. The microscopy and PCR-positive rates for Cryptosporidium spp. were 62% and 40%, respectively. The occurrence rates of G. duodenalis were 96% by microscopy and 92-100% by PCR analysis of three genetic loci. Furthermore, E. bieneusi was detected in 70% (35/50) of samples by PCR. Altogether, 10 Cryptosporidium species or genotypes, two G. duodenalis genotypes, and 11 E. bieneusi genotypes were found, most of which were human-pathogenic. The chlorine dioxide disinfection employed in WWTP1 and WWTP3 failed to inactivate the residual pathogens; 93% of the samples from WWTP1 and 83% from WWTP3 did not meet the national standard on fecal coliform levels. Thus, urban WWTP effluents often contain residual waterborne human pathogens.

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CitiesAzidesChinaCryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumEnterocytozoonGenotypeGiardia lambliaGiardiasisHumansMicrosporidiosisMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPolymerase Chain ReactionPropidiumSequence Analysis, DNAAzidesPropidiumpropidium monoazideWastewater

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PMID27280607
PMCPMC5788172
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