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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #430

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V3 #430
From: Dave Gomberg <gomberg at wcf_com>
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 13:11:36 -0700
In-Reply-To: <199808051948.PAA01913 at acme_actwin.com>

At 03:48 PM 8/5/98 -0400,  Steve Pushak asked: 
> I think Giardia requires an animal host to survive... true or false?

Giardia forms cysts which are hardier than the naked protozoan.  The cysts
can survive outside a host for a substantial period.   Dunno how
substantial.

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Dave Gomberg, San Francisco            mailto:gomberg at wcf_com
FormMaestro                              <http://www.wcf.com>
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