RECOVERY AND DETECTION OF MICROORGANISMS FROM MIXED CELLULOSE ESTER FILTRATION SUPPORTS BY SEQUENTIAL TREATMENT WITH METHANOL AND ACETONE

摘要

The present invention is directed to the recovery of bacteria and microparasites, particularly Cryptosporidium and Giardia, from water samples by filtration through a mixed cellulose ester membrane, partial dissolution of said membrane with methanol followed by completion in the presence of acetone, and purification and concentration using glass beads as a secondary confinement matrix.