TABLE 1.
Comparison of assay results for solar disinfection of C. parvum
| Time (h) | DAPI/propidium iodide (%)
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Excystation (%)
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Infectivity (%)
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Infection intensitya
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODIS | Control | SODIS | Control | SODIS | Control | SODIS | Control | |
| 0 | 98.0 ± 1.4 | 98.0 ± 1.4 | 93.0 ± 2.8 | 93.0 ± 2.8 | 100.0 ± 0.0 | 100.0 ± 0.0 | 17.6 ± 6.7 | 17.6 ± 6.7 |
| 6 | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 99.0 ± 1.4 | 27.0 ± 2.0 | 96.7 ± 2.1 | 7.5 ± 2.3 | 100.0 ± 0.0 | 0.6 ± 0.0 | 15.6 ± 4.8 |
| 12 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 89.0 ± 1.4 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | 60.2 ± 4.9 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 100.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 13.9 ± 7.5 |
a
Mean number of oocysts (105) per homogenized intestine.