Concentration of waterborne pathogenic organisms

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PATENT NO 5858251
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08909462

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A method of concentrating waterborne pathogenic organisms from water potentially contaminated by dilute densities of the organisms is described. Potentially contaminated water is directed along an elongated flow path which rests generally within a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation, and is subjected to centrifugal forces by rotating the flow path about the rotational axis. The method may be executed by use of a conventional continuous flow channel-type blood plasmapheresis centrifuge. The method has been tested for its capability for recovering pathogenic protozoan parasites such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia from contaminated water, and recovery rates of up to 100% have been observed.

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MARSHFIELD MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION A DIVISION OF MARSHFIELD CLINIC F/K/A MARSHFIELD MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION1000 NORTH OAK AVENUE MARSHFIELD WI 54449

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Borchardt, Mark A Marshfield, WI 7 66
Spencer, Susan K Spencer, WI 2 34

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