Use of RT seminested PCR to assess viral contamination in Caribbean rivers (Martinique)
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by IWA Publishing in Water Science & Technology
- Vol. 31 (5-6)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-1223(95)00298-2
Abstract
RT seminested PCR was used to detect enterovirus and hepatitis A virus RNA in polluted surface water in a Caribbean island. Similar results were obtained from samples with or without PEG concentrations: viral RNA being detected in about 60% of river samples. No correlation was found with bacterial contamination, but some inhibitors may have been present. PCR would seem to be a good tool for monitoring surface water pollution.Keywords
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