A comparison of the survival of F+RNA and F+DNA coliphages in lake water microcosms

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-22

  Long, Sharon C ^a   Sobsey, Mark D ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Coliphage; Drinking water; Indicator; Survival

Indexed keywords

F FACTOR; FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA VIRUS; VIROLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; COLIPHAGES; DNA VIRUSES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; F FACTOR; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; RNA VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 7744245587     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2004.0002     Document Type: Article

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