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Norovirus genotypes present in oysters and in effluent from a wastewater treatment plant during the seasonal peak of infections in Ireland in 2010.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Apr 2013
Rajko-Nenow Paulina, Waters Allison, Keaveney Sinéad, Flannery John, Tuite Gráinne, Coughlan Suzie, O'Flaherty Vincent, Doré William
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We determined norovirus (NoV) concentrations in effluent from a wastewater treatment plant and in oysters during the peak period of laboratory-confirmed cases of NoV infection in Ireland in 2010 (January to March). Weekly samples of influent, secondary treated effluent, and oysters were analyzed using real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR for NoV genogroup I (GI) and genogroup II (GII). The mean...
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