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First isolation of a new type of human adenovirus (genotype 79), species Human mastadenovirus B (B2) from sewage water in Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2017
Yoshitomi Hideaki, Sera Nobuyuki, Gonzalez Gabriel, Hanaoka Nozomu, Fujimoto Tsuguto
Abstract excerpt
Human mastadenoviruses (HAdVs) are highly infectious viral pathogens that survive for prolonged periods in environmental waters. We monitored the presence of HAdVs in sewage waters between April 2014 and March 2015. A total of 27 adenoviral strains were detected in 75% (18/24 in occasion-base) of 24 wastewater collected samples. We identified the types of the strains as HAdV-C2 (n = 5), HAdV-A31 (5), HAdV-C1 (4),...
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