Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City

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Autor(a) principal: Trejo,Carlos Antelmo Celis
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Romero Núñez,Camilo, García Contreras,Adelfa del Carmen, Mendoza Barrera,Germán Eduardo
Tipo de documento: Relatório
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária (Online)
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Resumo: The contamination levels of Toxocara spp. eggs in soil samples from a university campus in Mexico City were evaluated and analysed according to garden size, and were related with the percentage of Toxocara spp. eggs and its viability according to the soil characteristics. A total of 1458 soil samples collected in 15 gardens (six large and nine small) were analysed by sedimentation-flotation with zinc sulphate solution on at 33%. Contamination was low (12.9%), and egg viability was high (65.5%). The size of the garden had no influence on the presence and viability of Toxocara spp. eggs. Contamination was negatively correlated with the percentage of vegetation (r = -0. 61, P < 0.01) and the viability was negatively associated with the percentage of clay in the soil samples (r = -0.51, P < 0.04). The size of the garden did not influence the presence and viability of Toxocara spp. eggs.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
title Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
spellingShingle Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
Trejo,Carlos Antelmo Celis
Toxocara
environmental contamination
zoonosis
eggs
title_short Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
title_full Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
title_fullStr Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
title_full_unstemmed Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
title_sort Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
author Trejo,Carlos Antelmo Celis
author_facet Trejo,Carlos Antelmo Celis
Romero Núñez,Camilo
García Contreras,Adelfa del Carmen
Mendoza Barrera,Germán Eduardo
author_role author
author2 Romero Núñez,Camilo
García Contreras,Adelfa del Carmen
Mendoza Barrera,Germán Eduardo
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Trejo,Carlos Antelmo Celis
Romero Núñez,Camilo
García Contreras,Adelfa del Carmen
Mendoza Barrera,Germán Eduardo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Toxocara
environmental contamination
zoonosis
eggs
topic Toxocara
environmental contamination
zoonosis
eggs
description The contamination levels of Toxocara spp. eggs in soil samples from a university campus in Mexico City were evaluated and analysed according to garden size, and were related with the percentage of Toxocara spp. eggs and its viability according to the soil characteristics. A total of 1458 soil samples collected in 15 gardens (six large and nine small) were analysed by sedimentation-flotation with zinc sulphate solution on at 33%. Contamination was low (12.9%), and egg viability was high (65.5%). The size of the garden had no influence on the presence and viability of Toxocara spp. eggs. Contamination was negatively correlated with the percentage of vegetation (r = -0. 61, P < 0.01) and the viability was negatively associated with the percentage of clay in the soil samples (r = -0.51, P < 0.04). The size of the garden did not influence the presence and viability of Toxocara spp. eggs.
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