A systematic review of human norovirus survival reveals a greater persistence of human norovirus RT-qPCR signals compared to those of cultivable surrogate viruses

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 40-49

  Knight, Angus ^a   Haines, John ^a   Stals, Ambroos ^b   Li, Dan ^b   Uyttendaele, Mieke ^b   Knight, Alastair ^c   Jaykus, Lee Ann ^d  

^a LEATHERHEAD FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Evicom Ltd The Old Sail Loft   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Heat; Norovirus; Persistence; RT qPCR; Survival; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS SURVIVAL; VIRUS TITRATION; CALICIVIRUS INFECTION; GASTROENTERITIS; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHLORINE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84941930726     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.08.015     Document Type: Article

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