However, survival times of excreted viruses and protozoa may be long enough to cause a health risk in schemes for wastewater use.
A total of 27 genera of parasites (2 fungi, 16 protozoa and 9 metazoa) were recovered.
Considering their abundance and their potential role, protozoa are undoubtedly active participants within phytotelmata food webs.
Factors affecting infections of mammals with intraerythrocytic protozoa.
These limited data suggest that protozoa may be an important food resource for the numerous aquatic metazoa that inhabit the tanks of bromeliads.
Based on our results, protozoa appear clearly to be of major importance within the aquatic community of tank bromeliads.
Thus, protozoa may be key organisms in bromeliad microcosms when large amounts of organic matter are present.
Towards an integrated genetic epidemiology of parasitic protozoa and other pathogens.
