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A simple filtration method to remove plankton-associated Vibrio cholerae in raw water supplies in developing countries.
A Huo, B Xu, M A Chowdhury, M S Islam, R Montilla, and R R Colwell
Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
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Abstract
Plankton to which cells of Vibrio cholerae O1 and/or O139 were attached was introduced into 0.5% Instant Ocean microcosms maintained at 25 degrees C. The bulk of the plankton and associated particulates was removed with a filter constructed from either nylon net and one of several different types of sari material, the latter being very inexpensive and readily available in villages in Bangladesh, where V. cholerae is endemic. V. cholerae was enumerated before and after filtration to evaluate the efficiency of the filtration procedure. The results obtained indicate that 99% of V. cholerae, i.e., those cells attached to plankton, were removed from the water samples...
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC168033/
A Huo, B Xu, M A Chowdhury, M S Islam, R Montilla, and R R Colwell
Department of Microbiology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
This article has been cited by other articles in PMC.
Abstract
Plankton to which cells of Vibrio cholerae O1 and/or O139 were attached was introduced into 0.5% Instant Ocean microcosms maintained at 25 degrees C. The bulk of the plankton and associated particulates was removed with a filter constructed from either nylon net and one of several different types of sari material, the latter being very inexpensive and readily available in villages in Bangladesh, where V. cholerae is endemic. V. cholerae was enumerated before and after filtration to evaluate the efficiency of the filtration procedure. The results obtained indicate that 99% of V. cholerae, i.e., those cells attached to plankton, were removed from the water samples...
Full text:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC168033/