Bacteriophages as indicators of enteric viruses and public health risk in groundwaters

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-21

  Leclerc, H ^b   Edberg, S ^a   Pierzo, V ^c   Delattre, J M ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; SEWAGE;

BACTEROIDES; CONCENTRATION METHOD; DETECTION METHODS; END-POINTS; ENTERIC VIRUS; HOST CELLS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NATURAL SUBSTRATES; POWER; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

GROUND WATER;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOINDICATOR; GASTROENTERITIS; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AQUIFER; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTERIC VIRUS; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0142100351     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00949.x     Document Type: Review

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