Norovirus contamination in different shellfish species harvested in the same production areas

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 686-692

  Suffredini, E ^a   Magnabosco, C ^b   Civettini, M ^b   Rossetti, E ^c   Arcangeli, G ^b   Croci, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^c Consorzio Cooperative Pescatori del Polesine ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Contamination; Indicator species; Norovirus; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HARVESTING; MOLLUSCS;

CLASS B; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; INDICATOR SPECIES; MONITORING PLANS; NOROVIRUSES; OPTIMISATIONS; PO RIVER; PREVENTION STRATEGIES; PRODUCTION AREA; RECOVERY RATE;

SHELLFISH;

BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; HARVESTING; SALINITY; SHELLFISH; SHELLFISH CULTURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CLAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; OYSTER; PROCESS CONTROL; SALINITY; SHELLFISH; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

ITALY; PO DELTA; VENETO;

BIVALVIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOROVIRUS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84865296781     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05356.x     Document Type: Article

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