Detection of small round structured viruses in artificially contaminated water using filter adsorption and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 85-94

  Myrmel, Mette ^a   Rimstad, Espen ^a   Wasteson, Yngvild ^a   Skjerve, Eystein ^a  

^a Microbiol Food Hyg   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Filtration; Gastroenteritis; Norwalk like viruses; SRSV

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; NORWAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMALL ROUND STRUCTURED VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; FECES; FILTRATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; NORWALK VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0032777245     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00047-1     Document Type: Article

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