FRNA Bacteriophages as Viral Indicators of Faecal Contamination in Mexican Tropical Aquatic Systems.

A particular challenge to water safety in populous intertropical regions is the lack of reliable faecal indicators to detect microbiological contamination of water, while the numerical relationships of specific viral indicators remain largely unexplored. The aim of this study was to investigate the...

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Main Authors: Luis Jose Rene Arredondo-Hernandez, Carlos Diaz-Avalos, Yolanda Lopez-Vidal, Gonzalo Castillo-Rojas, Marisa Mazari-Hiriart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5256921?pdf=render