Rapid and sensitive detection of MS2 coliphages in wastewater samples by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-280

  Gentilomi, Giovanna Angela ^a   Cricca, Monica ^a   De Luca, Giovanna ^a   Sacchetti, Rossella ^a   Zanetti, Franca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coliphages; Coxsackievirus; Indicators; MS2; Real time SYBR green quantitative RT PCR; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SYBR GREEN I;

ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; STANDARD; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE;

FRESH WATER; LEVIVIRUS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLAQUE ASSAY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS;

COXSACKIEVIRUS;

EID: 46649097254     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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