Diverse norovirus genotypes identified in sewage-polluted river water in South Africa

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 303-313

  Mans, J ^a   Netshikweta, R ^a   Magwalivha, M ^a   Van Zyl, W B ^a   Taylor, M B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Genotypes; norovirus; river water; South Africa

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE; SOUTH AFRICA; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

CAPSID PROTEINS; CELL LINE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; SOUTH AFRICA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84876902079     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000490     Document Type: Article

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