Two-year systematic study to assess norovirus contamination in oysters from commercial harvesting areas in the United Kingdom

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5812-5817

  Lowther, James A ^a   Gustar, Nicole E ^a   Powell, Andrew L ^a   Hartnell, Rachel E ^a   Lees, David N ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA CLASSIFICATION; BIVALVE MOLLUSCS; CONTAMINATION RISKS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN FECAL; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; PCR METHOD; POTENTIAL RISKS; PRODUCTION AREA; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RISK MANAGER; RISK SCORE; SEASONALITY; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHELLFISH;

CONTAMINATION;

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; EUROPEAN UNION; HARVESTING; HEALTH RISK; MOLLUSC; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NOROVIRUS; OYSTER; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GREAT BRITAIN; NOROVIRUS; OSTREIDAE; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; VIROLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BIVALVIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLLUSCA; NOROVIRUS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84866179152     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01046-12     Document Type: Article

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