ArticleIranian journal of parasitology
Assessment of Two Different Drinking Water Treatment Plants for the Removal of Free-living Amoebae, Egypt.
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- Fate of Cryptosporidium and Giardia through conventional and compact drinking water treatment plants.Parasitology research · 2023Article
- Microbial Community Structure and Diversity in Drinking Water Supply, Distribution Systems as well as Household Point of Use Sites in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia.Microbial ecology · 2022Article
- Vermamoeba vermiformis: a Free-Living Amoeba of Interest.Microbial ecology · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to compare between slow and rapid sand filters for the removal of free-living amoebae during drinking water treatment production.
methodsOverall, 48 water samples were collected from two drinking water treatment plants having two different filtration systems (slow and rapid sand filters) and from inlet and outlet of each plant. Water samples were collected from Fayoum Drinking Water and Wastewater Holding Company, Egypt, during the year 2015. They were processed for detection of FLAs using non-nutrient agar (NNA). The isolates of FLAs were microscopically identified to the genus level based on the morphologic criteria and molecularly confirmed by the aid of PCR using genus-specific primers.
resultsThe percentage of removal for FLAs through different treatment processes reached its highest rate in the station using slow sand filters (83%), while the removal by rapid sand filter system was 71.4%. Statistically, there was no significant difference (
conclusionThe appearance of FLAs especially pathogenic amoebae in completely treated drinking water may cause potential health threat although there is no statistical difference between the two examined drinking water filtration systems.
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