Hepatitis A virus detection in wastewater by PCR and hybridization

New Microbiologica

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-167

  Divizia, M ^a   Ruscio, V ^a   Degener, A M ^b   Pana A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A virus; Molecular biology; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETICS; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; VIROLOGY;

HEPATITIS A; HEPATOVIRUS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0032040421     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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