Detection of enteric viruses in wastewater of Monastir region by RT-PCR method;Détection des virus entériques dans les eaux usées de la région de Monastir par RT-PCR

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 57-62

  Hassine, Mouna ^a   Sdiri, Khira ^a   Riabi, Samira ^a   Beji, Abir ^a   Aouni, Zaidoun ^a   Aouni, Mahjoub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Caliciviruses; Enteroviruses; Hepatitis A virus; Wastewater, RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS DETECTION; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 77649241332     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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