Detection, fate and transport of the biohazardous agent Toxoplasma gondii in soil water systems: Influence of soil physicochemical properties, water chemistry and surfactant

• Published in: Environmental microbiology reports Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 597 - 613
• Main Authors: Kinsey, Erin N., Korte, Caroline, Gouasmia, Sohib, L'Ollivier, Coralie, Dubey, Jitender P., Dumètre, Aurélien, Darnault, Christophe J.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Agricultural research; Biohazards; Classification; Cysts; Enumeration; Environmental Sciences; hydrochemistry; Leachates; Life Sciences; Loam soils; microbiology; Moisture content; Oocysts; Parasites; Physicochemical properties; Polymerase chain reaction; Potassium; Protozoa; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rain; Rainfall; rainfall simulation; Sand transport; Sandy loam; sandy loam soils; Sandy soils; Simulated rainfall; Soil chemistry; Soil columns; Soil profiles; Soil properties; Soil water; Spatial distribution; Surfactants; Taxonomy; Toxoplasma gondii; Water chemistry; United States > US; Maryland; Illinois; South Carolina; Utah

A series of laboratory experiments were conducted to study the fate and transport of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in soils as a function of soil physicochemical properties and soil water chemistry properties. Soil columns were homogeneously packed with loamy sand soils (Lewiston and Greenson series) an...