Detection and quantification of Sapovirus in bivalve molluscs from Galicia (NW Spain).

Sapovirus (SaV), etiologic agent of human gastroenteritis, is a RNA virus from the Caliciviridae family, mostly detected in Asia. It has been classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an emergent human pathogen with risk for public health in aquatic environments. Bivalves, due to the...

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Main Author: Jesus L Romalde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00126/full