Molecular detection of Norwalk-like caliciviruses in sewage

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 5624-5627

  Lodder, W J ^a   Vinje J ^a   Van De Heide, R ^a   De Roda Husman, A M ^a   Leenen, E J T M ^a   Koopmans, Marion P G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 0032757525     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.12.5624-5627.1999     Document Type: Article

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