Molecular study of the persistence of infectious human norovirus on food-contact surfaces

Food and Environmental Virology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-56

  Lamhoujeb, S ^a   Fliss, I ^a   Ngazoa, S E ^a   Jean, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detection; NASBA; Norovirus; Persistence; Surfaces

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ENZYME DEGRADATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BEACON; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS INFECTION; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85010427021     PISSN: 18670334     EISSN: 18670342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12560-009-9010-0     Document Type: Review

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