Project 492

Molecular Mechanisms of Chemical Inactivation of Cryptosporidium Oocysts and Giardia Cysts

$454,056
Completed
Principal Investigator
Giovanni Widmer
Project Manager
Michaela N Hasan
Contractor
Tufts University
Microbes & Pathogens
Treatment

Research Impact

Evaluates the molecular mechanisms of protozoan inactivation by sequential chemical disinfection. Also determines the molecular basis for synergistic inactivation and the targets of action through various sequential combinations of disinfectant challenges. Research partner: M/DBP Council. Published in 2003.