The application of a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction-oligonucleotide probe assay for the detection of human astroviruses in environmental water

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2147-2153

  Marx, Frans E ^a   Taylor, Maureen B ^a   Grabow, Wilhelm O K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Environmental water; Human astrovirus; Oligonucleotide probe; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; ENZYMES; POTABLE WATER; VIRUSES;

ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASSAYS;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; COLON CARCINOMA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LIVER CARCINOMA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ASTROVIRIDAE; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS;

EID: 0032125831     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00442-9     Document Type: Article

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