Detection of enteroviruses and adenoviruses in coastal waters of SW Greece by nested polymerase chain reaction

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2365-2372

  Vantarakis, A C ^a   Papapetropoulou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adenoviruses; Coastal waters; Detection; Enteroviruses; Nested PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOMARKERS; CELL CULTURE; COASTAL ZONES; DNA SEQUENCES; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRUSES; COASTAL WATERS; ENTEROVIRUSES; FAECAL BACTERIAL INDICATOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

SEA WATER;

COASTAL WATERS; VIRUS; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTEROVIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

GREECE;

ADENOVIRIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0032146042     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00365-5     Document Type: Article

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