Distribution and genetic diversity of the human polyomaviruses JC and BK in surface water and sewage treatment plant during 2009 in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil

Distribution and genetic diversity of the human polyomaviruses JC and BK in surface water and sewage treatment plant during 2009 in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil

Abstract The human polyomaviruses JC and BK (JCPyV and BKPyV) are ubiquitous, species-specific viruses that belong to the family Polyomaviridae. These viruses are known to be excreted in human urine, and they are potential indicators of human wastewater contamination. In order to assess the distribu...

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Main Authors: J. Comerlato, F. Souza-Campos, T. Souza-Arantes, M. I. Roos-Kulmann, M. Trindade-Oliveira, F. Rosado-Spilki, A. P. Guedes-Frazzon, P. M. Roehe, A. C. Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
BKPyV
human polyomaviruses
JCPyV
nPCR
urban wastewater
Arroio Dilúvio
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