CFDA-AM staining to assess the metabolic activity of Giardia duodenalis cysts inactivated by chlorine, boiling and ultraviolet irradiation

• Main Authors: Maria Júlia Rodrigues da Cunha (Author), Bárbara Luíza Souza Freitas (Author), Natália de Melo Nasser Fava (Author), Lyda Patricia Sabogal-Paz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Giardia duodenalis is responsible for several waterborne gastrointestinal outbreaks worldwide. In addition to limitations presented by the main disinfection methods, assessing the inactivation efficiency of cysts after the treatment also poses challenges. Thus, this study aimed to use the 5-carboxyf...