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Prevalence and genotypes of human noroviruses in tropical urban surface waters and clinical samples in Singapore.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 2009
Aw Tiong Gim, Gin Karina Yew-Hoong, Ean Oon Lynette Lin, Chen Eileen Xueqin, Woo Chee Hoe
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The prevalence and genotypes of norovirus genogroup I (GI) and GII in tropical urban catchment waters and an estuarine bay were studied. A comparative analysis was performed with environmental isolates of noroviruses and concurrently identified clinical isolates in Singapore during gastroenteritis outbreaks between August 2006 to January 2007. Noroviruses in environmental water samples were concentrated by using...
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