Proceedings of the Microbiological Society of Korea Conference (한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2000.05a
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- Pages.94-101
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- 2000
DISTRIBUTION OF VIRUSES IN WATER ENVIRONMENT
- Lee Seung-Hoon (Department of Microbiology, Seoul National University) ;
- Cho Hong Baek (Department of Microbiology, Seoul National University) ;
- Kim Sang-Jong (Department of Microbiology, Seoul National University)
- Published : 2000.05.01
Abstract
We investigated the viral contamination of water environment including tap water in Korea. River water used for source water was analyzed about monthly between 1997 and 1999 over a period 26 months. A total of 22 tap water samples were collected in 10 sites in 2 urban areas between 1997 and 1998 over a 11 months. All samples were examined for infectious enteroviruses and adenoviruses by a cell culture technique followed by PCR amplification. To identify the recovered viruses from tap water, sequence analysis of PCR products was performed. Infectious viral particles were detected in river water all year round, ranging from 0.93 to 17.3 Most Probable Number of Infectious Unit (MPNIU) /100L. Tap water samples also contained infectious viral particles. The frequency of enteroviruses and adenoviruses in tap water were
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