Presence and environmental circulation of enteric viruses in three different wastewater treatment plants

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1608-1617

  Petrinca, A R ^a   Donia, D ^a   Pierangeli, A ^b   Gabrieli, R ^a   Degener, A M ^b   Bonanni, E ^c   Diaco, L ^c   Cecchini, G ^c   Anastasi, P ^c   Divizia, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Gruppo ACEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Genotyping; Molecular biology; Viruses; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BACTERIAL INDICATORS; CULTURAL METHODS; ENTERIC VIRUS; FECAL INDICATORS; GENOTYPING; MOLECULAR METHODS; RAW WASTEWATERS; ROTAVIRUSES; SAMPLING PERIOD; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; VIRUS; WASTEWATER;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EFFLUENT; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; FECES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ROTAVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ASTROVIRIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 64149132109     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04128.x     Document Type: Article

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