Isolation of Enteroviruses from Water, Suspended-Solids, and Sediments from Galveston Bay - Survival of Poliovirus and Rotavirus Adsorbed to Sediments

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dc.contributor.authorRao VCen_US
dc.contributor.authorSeidel KMen_US
dc.contributor.authorGoyal SMen_US
dc.contributor.authorMetcalf TGen_US
dc.contributor.authorMelnick JLen_US
dc.contributor.otherApplied and Environmental Microbiologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:17:49Z
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dc.date.issued1984en_US
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dc.description404-409en_US
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dc.description.abstractThe distribution and quantitation of enteroviruses among water, suspended solids, and compact sediments in a polluted estuary are described. Samples were collected sequentially from water, suspended solids, fluffy sediments (uppermost layer of bottom sediments), and compact sediment. A total of 103 samples were examined of which 27 (26%) were positive for virus. Polioviruses were recovered most often, followed by coxsackie B viruses and echoviruses 7 and 29. Virus was found most often attached to suspended solids: 72% of these samples were positive, whereas only 14% of water samples without solids yielded virus. Fluffy sediments yielded virus in 47% of the samples, whereas only 5% of compact bottom-sediment samples were positive. When associated with solids, poliovirus and rotavirus retained their infectious quality for 19 days. The same viruses remained infectious for only 9 days when freely suspended in seawater. Collection of suspended solids at ambient water pH appears to be very useful for the detection of virus; it has advantages over collecting and processing large volumes of water, with accompanying pH adjustment and salt addition for processing.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23544
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dc.notesTimes Cited: 41ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 34TD3371325 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-4171WASHINGTONen_US
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dc.subjectsediments estuaries enterovirus poliovirus rotavirusen_US
dc.titleIsolation of Enteroviruses from Water, Suspended-Solids, and Sediments from Galveston Bay - Survival of Poliovirus and Rotavirus Adsorbed to Sedimentsen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue48(2)en_US

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