Replication of coliphage Qβ as affected by host cell number, nutrition, competition from insusceptible cells and non-RNA coliphages

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 431-440

  Woody, M A ^a,d   Cliver, D O ^a,b,c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; RNA; URBAN GROWTH; VIRUSES;

CELL NUMBER; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; COLIPHAGES; E. COLI; F-SPECIFIC RNA COLIPHAGES; HOST CELLS; HUMAN ENTERIC VIRUS; ON-SITE WASTEWATER;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COLIPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; VIRUS REPLICATION; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0031007754     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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