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Quantification and genotyping of human sapoviruses in the Llobregat river catchment, Spain.

ABSTRACT: Human sapoviruses (SaVs) were quantified and characterized in an 18-month survey conducted along the Llobregat river catchment area in Spain. Sample types included freshwater, untreated and treated wastewater, and drinking water. All genogroups were recovered, and a seasonal distribution was observed. This is the first report of SaV quantification and genotyping in the environment outside Japan.

SUBMITTER: Sano D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3028730 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Quantification and genotyping of human sapoviruses in the Llobregat river catchment, Spain.

Sano Daisuke D Pérez-Sautu Unai U Guix Susana S Pintó Rosa Maria RM Miura Takayuki T Okabe Satoshi S Bosch Albert A

Applied and environmental microbiology 20101210 3

Human sapoviruses (SaVs) were quantified and characterized in an 18-month survey conducted along the Llobregat river catchment area in Spain. Sample types included freshwater, untreated and treated wastewater, and drinking water. All genogroups were recovered, and a seasonal distribution was observed. This is the first report of SaV quantification and genotyping in the environment outside Japan. ...[more]

PMID: 21148702

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