Detection of human enteric viruses in stream water with RT-PCR and cell culture

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-47

  Denis Mize, Kimberly ^a,b   Fout, G Shay ^c   Dahling, Daniel R ^c   Francy, Donna S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteric virus; Quality control; RT PCR; Stream water

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GOVERNMENT; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 7744226398     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2004.0004     Document Type: Article

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