A method to detect low levels of enteric viruses in contaminated oysters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4709-4714

  Shieh, Y S Carol ^a   Calci, Kevin R ^a   Baric, Ralph S ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; BUFFER; GLYCINE; MACROGOL; SOLVENT; VIRUS RNA;

DETECTION METHOD; SHELLFISH; VIRUS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC VIRUS; EPIDEMIC; EXTRACTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; OYSTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECIPITATION; VIRUS ADSORPTION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032703236     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.11.4709-4714.1999     Document Type: Article

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