Abstract
The circulation of Aichi virus in a major urban area was demonstrated using molecular detection with samples recovered from a major river polluted with sewage discharges in Caracas, Venezuela. Five out of 11 water samples studied were positive, being classified by phylogenetic analysis as genotype B. Analysis of sewage waters appears to be a useful methodology to uncover the presence of a hitherto undetected fecal pathogen in a given geographical area.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4113-4115 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Food Science
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Ecology
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