Development of a feasible method to extract somatic coliphages from sludge, soil and treated biowaste

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Guzmán, Carolina ^a   Jofre, Juan ^a   Blanch, Anicet R ^a   Lucena, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biowaste; Coliphages; Extraction method; Sludge; Soil

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BEEF CATTLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COLIPHAGE; COMPOST; DEWATERING; ELUTION; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER;

COLIPHAGES; FILTRATION; SEWAGE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; VIROLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 34447649009     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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