Determination of enteroviruses, hepatitis A virus, bacteriophages and Escherichia coli in Adriatic Sea mussels

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 293-298

  Croci, Dottssa L ^c   De Medici, D ^d   Scalfaro, C ^d   Fiore, A ^d   Divizia, M ^a   Donia, D ^a   Cosentino, A M ^b   Moretti, P ^b   Costantini, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b AUSL 13   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLLUSCS;

ADRIATIC SEA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; E. COLI; ENTERIC VIRUS; EUROPEAN LAWS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; MS2 PHAGE; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; NUMERICAL METHOD; VIRAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIPHAGE; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BIVALVIA; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0002790682     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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