Astrovirus survival in drinking water

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3119-3122

  Abad, F X ^a   Pinto R M ^a   Villena, C ^a   Gajardo, R ^a   Bosch, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ASTROVIRIDAE; POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 0030742176     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3119-3122.1997     Document Type: Article

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