The effect of indigenous bacteria on virus survival in ground water

Marylynn V. Yates; Linda D. Stetzenbach; Charles P. Gerba; Norval A. Sinclair

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The effect of indigenous bacteria on virus survival in ground water

Marylynn V. Yates, Linda D. Stetzenbach, Charles P. Gerba, Norval A. Sinclair

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Abstract

Over one-half of the waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States are due to the consumption of contaminated ground water. Although viruses are a major cause of illness in these outbreaks, very little is known about the factors which influence how long viruses can remain infective in ground water. Experiments were conducted using several ground water samples obtained from drinking water wells to determine the effects of the naturally-occurring bacteria on the survival of coliphage MS-2 and poliovirus type 1. inoculated into the samples.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	81-100
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering and Toxicology
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529009375541
State	Published - Jan 1 1990

Keywords

Poliovirus
bacteria
coliphage MS-2
enterovirus
ground water
virus
virus survival

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Pollution

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