Application of real-time PCR assays to genotyping of F-specific phages in river water and sediments in Japan

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3759-3764

  Haramoto, Eiji ^a   Kitajima, Masaaki ^b   Katayama, Hiroyuki ^b   Asami, Mari ^c   Akiba, Michihiro ^c   Kunikane, Shoichi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

F specific phage; Genotyping; Human adenovirus; Public health; River water; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ASSAYS; BACTERIOPHAGES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; RNA;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CLASSIFIEDS; F-SPECIFIC PHAGE; FECAL CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPING; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; REAL-TIME PCR ASSAY; RIVER SEDIMENTS; RIVER WATER; SEDIMENT SAMPLES;

SEDIMENTS;

RIVER WATER;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; FECES; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL TIME; RIVER WATER; RNA;

ADENOVIRUS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA PHAGE; SEDIMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS PLAQUE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS;

EID: 67651123112     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.043     Document Type: Article

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