Table 4. Microorganisms groups observed in sewage sludge samples throughout the anaerobic digestion.

Microorganisms groups

Operation time (d)

-

0

20

40

60

Protozoa

-
-
-
-

Eimeria spp.

+

+

+

+

Entamoeba spp.

+

-

-

-

Helminth

-
-
-
-

Ascaris spp.

+

+

-

-

Trichuris spp.

+

-

-

+

Toxocara spp.

+

+

+

-

Hymenolepis spp.

-

+

-

-

Mites

++

++

+

+

(-) absence of microorganisms.
Protozoa: (+) 1 to 5 cysts or oocysts per slide.
Helminth: (+) 1 to 2 eggs per slide, (++)  3 to 10 eggs per slide.


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