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Brachionus calyciflorus (Pallas) is a common brachionid in sewage oxidation ponds. The uptake and assimilation of E. coli was optimal at concentrations of 2.7–6.9 × 108 cells ml−1 while assimilation coefficient per body weight of B. calyciflorus was found to be 10% · Ind.−1 d−1. More than two eggs per individual were produced during 24 hours when brachionids were fed with a mixutre of E. coli (109 cells · ml−1) and Chlorella spp. (106 cells · ml−1). The nutritional value of the mixture of E. coli and Chlorella spp. was found to be higher than that of bacteria alone.
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Seaman, M.T., Gophen, M., Cavari, B.Z. et al. Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas as agent for the removal of E. coli in sewage ponds. Hydrobiologia 135, 55–60 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006458
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