Development of methods for concentration and detection of enteroviruses in water.

Methods to improve the speed and reduce the cost of enterovirus detection in water were developed. A new positively-charged filter was evaluated for its ability to concentrate enteroviruses from tapwater. Both viable and inactivated viruses were detected by RT-PCR. It was demonstrated that the conce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ma, Ju-Fang.
Other Authors: Gerba, Charles P.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1995
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187197