Multiplication of the waterborne pathogen Cryptosporidium parvum in an aquatic biofilm system

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

RC Andrew Thompson³  Paul Monis²  Peta L Clode¹  Wan Koh³ 

[1] Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia;South Australian Water Corporation, 250 Victoria Square, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia;School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia

关键词: Fluorescence;    qPCR;    Water;    Extracellular multiplication;    Biofilms;    Cryptosporidium;   

Others  :  824571
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-6-270

 received in 2013-08-06, accepted in 2013-09-15,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

In natural aquatic environments biofilms are known to act as environmental reservoirs for Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. However, the fate of these oocysts within biofilms has yet to be determined.

Methods

This study aimed to identify if biofilms have the ability to support the multiplication of Cryptosporidium by measuring the change in parasite number over time using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and detecting the possible extracellular developmental stages using a combination of confocal microscopy and immunolabelling techniques. Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm flow cell systems were established and C. parvum oocysts were constantly supplied over a six day period.

Results

A significant (P < 0.001) increase in Cryptosporidium was detected as the biofilm matured, with the total number of C. parvum multiplying 2–3 fold during this period. With this, various Cryptosporidium developmental stages (sporozoites, trophozoites, type I and II meronts) were identified from the biofilm.

Conclusion

This is the first study demonstrating that biofilms not only serve as an environmental reservoir for oocysts, but are also capable of supporting the multiplication of Cryptosporidium over time in an aquatic environment.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Koh et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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