Bioaugmentation of chlorothalonil-contaminated soil with hydrolytically or reductively dehalogenating strain and its effect on soil microbial community.

Although bioaugmentation of pollutant-contaminated sites is a great concern, there are few reports on the relationships among indigenous microbial consortia, exogenous inocula, and pollutants in a bioaugmentation process. In this study, bioaugmentation with Pseudochrobactrum sp. BSQ1 and Massilia sp.

[Evaluation on effect of treatment and assistance to advanced schistosomiasis patients in Qianjiang City].

Objective: To evaluate the implementation and effect of the program of treatment and assistance to advanced schistosomiasis patients in Qianjiang City.

Methods: The data about the program from 2004 to 2012 were collected and analyzed, and the analysis of cost-effectiveness was performed. Meanwhile, 160 patients were sampled and surveyed about the recovery of their health.

[Protective effect of Fangyouling on Schistosoma japonicum infection].

Objective: To evaluate the protective effect of Fangyouling (extracted from herb) on Schistosomajaponicum infection in the field.

Methods: The residents in 2 villages, Zhaonao Village and Miaochang Village, were divided into Group A (139 persons) and Group B (162 persons), and the residents in Group A embrocated Fangyouling before their contacting the infested water and the residents in Group B did not. All the residents were investigated with questionnaires, and received the blood and stool examinations for schistosomiasis.