Evaluating wastewater as an indicator of sporadic protozoan parasitic diseases in humans in South Australia /
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2016
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Sari, Ika Puspa,
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The main objective of this study was to determine the species, genotype or subtype of the protozoan parasites Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Blastocystis hominis in human clinical samples and in wastewater samples from the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia. The relationship between incidence in human samples and the presence of parasites in wastewater was also investigated. The predominant parasites detected in human clinical samples were Cryptosporidium hominis, Giardia assemblage B and Blastocystis hominis subtype 3 whilst Cryptosporidium hominis and Blastocysts hominis subtype 3 were frequently detected in wastewater samples, suggesting that the findings in wastewater are consistent with the findings in the human clinical samples. Hence, wastewater could be used to determine the species/genotype/subtype of these parasites infecting the community.
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University of South Australia. School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
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Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2016.
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Copyright 2016 Ika Puspa Sari.
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1 ethesis (320 pages) :
illustrations (chielfy colour), colour maps.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 227-273)
illustrations (chielfy colour), colour maps.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 227-273)
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