Prevalence and genetic diversity of waterborne pathogenic viruses in surface waters of tropical urban catchments

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 903-914

  Aw, T G ^a   Gin, K Y H ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Faecal contamination; Genotyping; Molecular detection; Urban water catchment; Waterborne viruses

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATCHMENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

FECAL CONTAMINATION; GENETICS DIVERSITIES; GENOTYPING; MOLECULAR DETECTION; PATHOGENIC VIRUS; URBAN SURFACE WATERS; URBAN WATER CATCHMENT; URBAN WATERS; WATER CATCHMENT; WATERBORNE VIRUS;

CONTAMINATION;

SURFACE WATER;

ASSAY; CATCHMENT; DRINKING WATER; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELECTION; SURFACE WATER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; URBAN AREA; VIRUS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRUS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROVIRUS; CATCHMENT; ENTEROVIRUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; ULTRAFILTRATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; URBAN AREA; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TROPIC CLIMATE; VIRUS;

ASTROVIRIDAE; ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

CITIES; ENTEROVIRUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; NOROVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 79954677725     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04947.x     Document Type: Article

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