Application of a swab sampling method for the detection of norovirus and rotavirus on artificially contaminated food and environmental surfaces

Food and Environmental Virology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-49

  Scherer, K ^a   Made D ^b   Ellerbroek, L ^c   Schulenburg, J ^d   Johne, R ^c   Klein, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Agriculture and Land Consolidation   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Detection; Environment; Food; Norovirus; Real time PCR; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; STAINLESS STEEL;

APPLE; ARTICLE; CERAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOKED HAM; CUCUMBER; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROTAVIRUS; SALAMI; SAMPLING; SWAB SAMPLING; VIRUS DETECTION; WOOD;

EID: 77649116959     PISSN: 18670334     EISSN: 18670342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12560-008-9007-0     Document Type: Article

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