Viruses and bivalve shellfish

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 81-116

  Lees, David ^a  

^a Ctr Environ Fish Aquacult Sci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pollution; Public health; Shellfish; Virus

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ADENOVIRUS; ASTROVIRUS; CALICIVIRUS; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROENTERITIS; HEAT TREATMENT; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE; SHELLFISH; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE; BIVALVIA; CALICIVIRIDAE; ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 0034713913     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00248-8     Document Type: Article

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