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Occurrence and genetic diversity of human cosavirus in influent and effluent of wastewater treatment plants in Arizona, United States.
Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2015
Kitajima Masaaki, Rachmadi Andri T, Iker Brandon C, Haramoto Eiji, Pepper Ian L, Gerba Charles P
Abstract excerpt
Human cosavirus (HCoSV) is a novel member of the family Picornaviridae. We investigated the prevalence and genetic diversity of HCoSV in influent and effluent wastewater in Arizona over a 12-month period, from August 2011 to July 2012. HCoSV sequences were identified in six (25%) influent samples and one (4%) effluent sample, with the highest concentration of 3.24 × 10(5) and 1.54 × 10(3) copies/liter in influent...
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