Absence of human astrovirus RNA in sewage and environmental samples

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 709-714

  Egglestone, S I ^a   Caul, E O ^a   Vipond, I B ^a   Darville, J M ^a,b  

^a Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; SILT; VIRUSES;

COASTAL AREA; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVER WATER; SAMPLING PERIOD; SEA WATER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEWAGE WORKS; SURVEY AREA;

RNA;

ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASTROVIRIDAE; HUMAN ASTROVIRUS; POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 0032949707     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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