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Human norovirus occurrence and diversity in the Llobregat river catchment, Spain.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2012
Pérez-Sautu Unai, Sano Daisuke, Guix Susana, Kasimir Georg, Pintó Rosa M, Bosch Albert
Abstract excerpt
Human noroviruses (NoV) were quantified and characterized in an 18 month survey conducted along the Llobregat river catchment in Spain. Sample types included freshwater, untreated and treated wastewater and drinking water. High NoV genome copy numbers were reported, reaching up to 10(6) l(-1) and 10(9) l(-1) in freshwater and raw sewage respectively. In both types of samples, GII NoV genome copies outnumbered...
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