BIOLOGY, PERSISTENCE AND DETECTION OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM AND CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS OOCYST

Main features of the life cycle, effects of water treatment processes (physical removal and chemical treatment) on viability and human health effects of the enteric protozoa Cryptosporidium parvum and C. hominis - Efficiency of RT-PCR methods for the detection of CP and CH in water samples and biological samples is highlighted.