Detection and molecular characterization of enteric viruses in environmental samples in Monastir, Tunisia between January 2003 and April 2007

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1093-1104

  Sdiri Loulizi, K ^a,b   Hassine, M ^a   Aouni, Z ^a   Gharbi Khelifi, H ^a   Chouchane, S ^c   Sakly, N ^c   Neji Guediche M ^c   Pothier, P ^b   Aouni, M ^a   Ambert Balay, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

adenovirus; detection; environment; norovirus; rotavirus; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; HEALTH RISKS; PEDIATRICS; SEWAGE; VIRUSES; WATER POLLUTION;

ADENOVIRUS; DETECTION; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRAIN; HUMAN ENTERIC VIRUS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; NOROVIRUSES; ROTAVIRUSES; TUNISIA;

SHELLFISH;

DETECTION METHOD; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; PATHOGEN; SEWAGE; SHELLFISH; VIRUS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTERIC VIRUS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OYSTER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SAPOVIRUS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SHELLFISH; TUNISIA; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

MONASTIR [TUNISIA]; TUNISIA;

ADENOVIRIDAE; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS A;

EID: 77955840335     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04772.x     Document Type: Article

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