Differential Effects of Zooplankton on Sunlight Inactivation of Viruses

Abbreviations used:

TP: Tetrahymena pyriformis

BC: Brachionus calyciflorus

E11: echovirus 11

CTRL: Virus-only control

PFU/mL: plaque-forming units per milliliter

MPNCU/mL: most probable number of cytopathic units per milliliter

Data are provided for all figures in the main text and supporting information:

Figure 1. Viral decay in controls without zooplankton and removal kinetics during co-incubation with zooplankton in the dark

Figure 2A. Sunlight inactivation of MS2 in the absence and presence of  T. pyriformis on MS2 concentration as a function of time

Figure 2B. Sunlight inactivation of MS2 in the absence and presence of  T. pyriformis on MS2 concentration as a function  fluence

Figure 2C. Sunlight inactivation of MS2 in the absence and presence of B. calyciflorus on MS2 concentration as a function of time

Figure 2D. Sunlight inactivation of MS2 in the absence and presence of B. calyciflorus on MS2 concentration as a function of fluence

Figure 3A. Sunlight inactivation of E11 in the absence and presence of  T. pyriformis on MS2 concentration as a function of time

Figure 3B. Sunlight inactivation of E11 in the absence and presence of  T. pyriformis on MS2 concentration as a function  fluence

Figure 3C. Sunlight inactivation of E11 in the absence and presence of B. calyciflorus on MS2 concentration as a function of time

Figure 3D. Sunlight inactivation of E11in the absence and presence of B. calyciflorus on MS2 concentration as a function of fluence

Figure S1. Irradiance of the 4 locations of vessels under the solar simulator for the UVB wavelength range (280-315 nm)

Figure S2. Brachionus calyciflorus density at the start and completion of dark and light experiments 

Figure S3. Tetrahymena pyriformis density at the start and completion of each experiment

Figure S4. Average absorbance values for moderately hard synthetic freshwater with T. pyriformis, B. calyciflorous, and the control without zooplankton