Assessment of virulence-factor activity relationships (VFARs) for waterborne diseases

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 309-314

  Jenkins, T M ^a   Scott, T M ^a   Cole, J R ^a   Hashsham, S A ^a,b   Rose, J B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Escherichia coli; Noroviruses; Virulence factor activity relationship (VFAR); Waterborne disease

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DISEASES; GENES;

VIRULENCE FACTOR ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP (VFAR); WATERBORNE DISEASES;

VIRUSES;

PRIMER DNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DATABASE; MICROORGANISM; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC MARKER; GENOTYPE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; SPECIES; TAXONOMY; VIRULENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 4344685359     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0072     Document Type: Article

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