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Detection and molecular characterization of noroviruses from five sewage treatment plants in central Italy.
Water research - 1 Mar 2010
La Rosa G, Iaconelli M, Pourshaban M, Muscillo M
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NoVs) are the most frequent etiological agents of non-bacterial gastroenteritis. These viruses are transmitted through the fecal-oral route, leading to high viral loads in sewages. The objective of this paper was to study the environmental occurrence of the most prevalent NoV strains in different wastewater treatment plants. In addition, molecular characterization of the isolated strains was...
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