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Abstract
We report on an inertial focussing based microfluidics technology for concentrating waterborne protozoa, achieving a 96% recovery rate of Cryptosporidium parvum and 86% for Giardia lamblia at a throughput (mL/min) capable of replacing centrifugation. The approach can easily be extended to other parasites and also bacteria.Entities:
Keywords: Concentration; Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Microfluidics; Protozoa; Recovery rate; Sample processing; Waterborne disease
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27074367 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.04.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Methods ISSN: 0167-7012 Impact factor: 2.363