Protozoa: Large microorganisms, which consume bacteria.
Public supply: Water withdrawn by public and private water suppliers and delivered to users.
protozoa
Unicellular organisms belonging to the animal kingdom.
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Protozoa
Collective name for animal-like, single-celled organisms, some of which may form colonies.
Protozoa: One-celled animals that are larger and more complex than bacteria. May cause disease.
protozoa Single-celled organisms of the animal kingdom. One of the six basic categories of biological etiologic agents.
provenance The geographical source , place, or origin of something, e.g., a genetic stock or a lot of seed.
protozoa : Single-celled, eucaryotic microorganisms without cell walls. Most protozoa are free-living although many are parasitic. The majority of protozoa are aerobic or facultatively anaerobic heterotrophs.
Protozoan
Single-celled, nucleated, eukaryotic organisms, lacking cell walls, generally microscopic, some are photosynthetic.
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Protozoan in the feces of humans and animals that can cause severe gastrointestinal ailments. It is a common contaminant of surface waters.
Global Extinction
The complete and permanent loss of an animal species across the entire planet.
A protozoan microbe associated with the disease cryptosporidiosis in man.
Cryptosporidium- A protozoan microbe associated with the disease cryptosporidiosis in man.
Microbes Microorganisms: any microscopic organism, including bacteria, viruses, unicellular algae and protozoans, and microscopic fungi such as yeasts. Microbivores Animals that feed on microorganisms.
protists collective term for one-celled eukaryotes: algae and protozoans
Protoctista. the kingdom that includes protists, algae, slime molds, and other life forms (under the five-kingdom classification system).
Possible pathogens include viruses, bacteria including Escherichia coli and Shigella, and protozoans including Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium.
Protozoa Single-cell organisms that are too small to be seen without a microscope. Protozoa are large concerns for the water treatment industry, because they can be resistant to chlorine and disinfection.
Giardia Lamblia: Flagellate protozoan which is shed during its cyst stage into the feces of man and animals. When water containing these cysts is ingested, the protozoan causes a severe gastrointestinal disease called Giardiasis.
cryptosporidium - a protozoan (single-celled organism) that can infect humans, usually as a result of exposure to contaminated drinking water.
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Cryptosporidium
a protozoan parasite causing diarrhoea in humans and other animals; the pathogen is spread in water as spherical oocysts 5 µm diameter, resistant to chlorine treatment ...
Microorganisms
Bacteria, yeasts, simple fungi, algae, protozoans, and a number of other organisms that are microscopic in size. Most are beneficial but some produce disease. Others are involved in composting and sewage treatment.
Giardiasis: presence of the Giardia lamblia protozoan in the human small intestine which can cause diarrhea.
Grey Water: wastewater other than sewage, such as sink or washing machine drainage.
Microorganism: A microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, fungus, or protozoan.
Mist: Liquid particles measuring between 40 and 500 microns. By contrast, particles making up fog are less than 40 microns.
PATHOGENS: Disease-causing organisms (generally viruses, bacteria, protozoa, or fungi).
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