Characterisation of norovirus contamination in an Irish shellfishery using real-time RT-qPCR and sequencing analysis

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-112

  Rajko Nenow, Paulina ^a   Keaveney, Sinéad ^a   Flannery, John ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^b   Doré, William ^a  

^a MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Multiple genotypes; Norovirus; Oysters; RT qPCR; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUMMER; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; WINTER;

ANIMALS; FECES; GENOTYPE; NOROVIRUS; OSTREIDAE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; NOROVIRUS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84870036587     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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