Search Results - "Nasser Fava, Natália de Melo"
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Does each bead count? A reduced-cost approach for recovering waterborne protozoa from challenge water using immunomagnetic separation
Published in Journal of water and health (01-06-2021)“…Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. are two of the most prominent aetiological agents of waterborne diseases. Therefore, efficient and affordable…”
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Household slow sand filters in continuous and intermittent flows and their efficiency in microorganism's removal from river water
Published in Environmental technology (29-04-2022)“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of four household slow sand filter (HSSF) models for the removal of microorganisms from river water throughout the…”
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Babesiosis caused by Babesia vogeli in dogs from Uberlândia State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-03-2020)“…Babesia is tick-transmitted protozoan parasites that infect mammalian hosts and have a major impact on farm and pet health-associated costs worldwide. This…”
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CFDA-AM staining to assess the metabolic activity of Giardia duodenalis cysts inactivated by chlorine, boiling and ultraviolet irradiation
Published in Journal of water and health (01-08-2022)“…Giardia duodenalis is responsible for several waterborne gastrointestinal outbreaks worldwide. In addition to limitations presented by the main disinfection…”
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Exploring challenges in Giardia cyst visualisation by common microscopy methods
Published in Water practice and technology (01-02-2023)“…Giardia spp. is an intestinal parasite responsible for worldwide disease outbreaks. Guiding researchers and practitioners to choose among current methods for…”
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Filter media depth and its effect on the efficiency of Household Slow Sand Filter in continuous flow
Published in Journal of environmental management (15-06-2021)“…This study evaluated the impact of a 50% reduction of filter media depth in Household Slow Sand Filters (HSSFs) on continuous flow to remove physicochemical…”
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PhiX-174 phage concentration in rainwater by skimmed-milk flocculation
Published in Water science & technology. Water supply (01-10-2024)“…Rainwater, as a sustainable source of drinking water, is becoming increasingly important worldwide. Appropriate microbiological techniques are needed to ensure…”
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Reducing costs of Giardia spp. cyst enumeration using machine learning-based systems
Published in Water practice and technology (01-04-2024)“…Giardia spp. cyst enumeration is a laboratory procedure that is frequently required in water treatment-related research. Currently, detection conducted by…”
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Effects of hydrogen peroxide preoxidation on clarification and reduction of the microbial load of groundwater and surface water sources for household treatment
Published in Water science & technology. Water supply (01-03-2022)“…Household water treatment (HWT) technologies are a promising strategy for addressing the waterborne diseases burden. However, in order to be efficient, these…”
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Haemogregarina podocnemis sp. nov.: description of a new species of Haemogregarina Danilewsky 1885 (Adeleina: Haemogregarinaidae) in free-living and captive yellow-spotted river turtles Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines: Podocnemididae) from Brazil
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-05-2018)“…Based on morphological, morphometric, and molecular data, we describe a new hemoparasite of the genus Haemogregarina Danilewsky 1885, isolated from the…”
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Efficacy of UVC-LED radiation in bacterial, viral, and protozoan inactivation: an assessment of the influence of exposure doses and water quality
Published in Water research (Oxford) (15-11-2024)“…•Sensitivity of the organisms to UV280 exposure was E. coli = PhiX-174 > MS2 >> Cryptosporidium.•Microbiological reductions using UVC-LED depend on both…”
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Label-free detection and enumeration of Giardia cysts in agitated suspensions using in situ microscopy
Published in Journal of microbiological methods (01-08-2022)“…Laboratory procedures performed in water treatment studies frequently require the characterization of (oo)cyst suspensions. Standard methods commonly used are…”
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Evaluation of a multi-barrier household system as an alternative to surface water treatment with microbiological risks
Published in Environmental technology (02-10-2022)“…Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS) are recommended to supply the demand for drinking water in communities without conventional water supply…”
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Household water purification system comprising cartridge filtration, UVC disinfection and chlorination to treat turbid raw water
Published in Journal of water process engineering (01-10-2021)“…A system composed of cartridge membrane filters (25 μm, 10 μm and 1 μm opening size), UVC-lamp and chlorinator was constructed and tested with high turbidity…”
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Haemogregarina podocnemis sp. nov.: description of a new species of Haemogregarina Danilewsky 1885 from Brazil
Published in Parasitology research (1987) (01-05-2018)“…Based on morphological, morphometric, and molecular data, we describe a new hemoparasite of the genus Haemogregarina Danilewsky 1885, isolated from the…”
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