High prevalence of human Torque teno virus in streams crossing the city of Manaus, Brazilian Amazon

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-58

  Diniz Mendes, L ^a   De Paula, V S ^a   Luz, S L B ^b   Niel, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO LEÔNIDAS E MARIA DEANE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anellovirus; Nucleotide sequencing; Real time PCR; River water; Torque teno virus; Viral indicator

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; NUCLEOTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS;

ANELLOVIRUS; BRAZILIAN AMAZON; DNA VIRUS; HUMAN TORQUES; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; REAL-TIME PCR; RIVER WATER; STREAM CROSSINGS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRAL INDICATOR;

VIRUSES;

RIVER WATER; VIRUS DNA;

ADSORPTION; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA; FILTER; HOMINID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STREAM; ULTRAFILTRATION; VIRUS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BASIN GROUPS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM (RIVER); TORQUE TENO VIRUS; ULTRAFILTRATION; URBAN AREA; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS LOAD; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; MANAUS; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANELLOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 44849085107     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03720.x     Document Type: Article

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