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Viruses in sewage as an indicator of their presence in the community

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

Jane Sellwood ,
J. V. Dadswell  and
J. S. Slade
Jane Sellwood
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.
J. V. Dadswell
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.
J. S. Slade
Affiliation:
Thames Water Authority, New River Head, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4TP
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The results of a three year study of the viruses isolated from sewage by means of five tissue culture types are reported. The enteroviruses identified demonstrated a seasonal pattern which was similar to that of clinical isolates. Echoviruses and coxsackieviruses displayed a changing pattern of dominant serotypes in both sewage and clinical isolates; echovirus 6, 19, 3 and coxsackievirus B4, B5, A9 successively became the most common serotypes. The poliovirus in sewage was all vaccine-like in character. Reovirus, type 2 was abundant; adenovirus, of several serotypes, were the least often identified.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 217 - 225
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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