Survival of enteric viruses under natural conditions in a subarctic river
The survival of enteric viruses was studied in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska at selected stations along a 317-km section of the Tanana River. This section was located downstream from all known domestic wastewater sources and was effectively sealed by a total ice cover. The mean flow time through...
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crasmicro:10.1128/aem.38.6.1103-1110.1979 2024-06-23T07:57:02+00:00 Survival of enteric viruses under natural conditions in a subarctic river Dahling, D R Safferman, R S 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aem.38.6.1103-1110.1979 https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.38.6.1103-1110.1979 en eng American Society for Microbiology https://journals.asm.org/non-commercial-tdm-license Applied and Environmental Microbiology volume 38, issue 6, page 1103-1110 ISSN 0099-2240 1098-5336 journal-article 1979 crasmicro https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.38.6.1103-1110.1979 2024-05-27T12:59:49Z The survival of enteric viruses was studied in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska at selected stations along a 317-km section of the Tanana River. This section was located downstream from all known domestic wastewater sources and was effectively sealed by a total ice cover. The mean flow time through the region was 7.1 days, during which initial viral population showed a relative survival rate of 34%. The tracing of native viruses at such great distances in the complete absence of other point and nonpoint viral sources has not been previously reported. Of the two methods of virus concentration used, viral recoveries from the disk adsorption virus elution procedure were far greater than those achieved with the Aquella system employed at that time. The fact the ratio of enteric viruses to fecal indicator bacteria was not constant clearly inferred that these bacteria were not an effectual measure of virus concentration. The persistence of fecal coliforms and fecal streptococci, however, attested to the microbiological health risk involved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Alaska ASM Journals (American Society for Microbiology) Fairbanks Applied and Environmental Microbiology 38 6 1103 1110 |
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The survival of enteric viruses was studied in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Alaska at selected stations along a 317-km section of the Tanana River. This section was located downstream from all known domestic wastewater sources and was effectively sealed by a total ice cover. The mean flow time through the region was 7.1 days, during which initial viral population showed a relative survival rate of 34%. The tracing of native viruses at such great distances in the complete absence of other point and nonpoint viral sources has not been previously reported. Of the two methods of virus concentration used, viral recoveries from the disk adsorption virus elution procedure were far greater than those achieved with the Aquella system employed at that time. The fact the ratio of enteric viruses to fecal indicator bacteria was not constant clearly inferred that these bacteria were not an effectual measure of virus concentration. The persistence of fecal coliforms and fecal streptococci, however, attested to the microbiological health risk involved. |
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Survival of enteric viruses under natural conditions in a subarctic river |
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Survival of enteric viruses under natural conditions in a subarctic river |
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Survival of enteric viruses under natural conditions in a subarctic river |
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Survival of enteric viruses under natural conditions in a subarctic river |
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Survival of enteric viruses under natural conditions in a subarctic river |
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survival of enteric viruses under natural conditions in a subarctic river |
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