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Comparative Study
. 1978 Apr;35(4):685-9.
doi: 10.1128/aem.35.4.685-689.1978.

Role of sediment in the persistence of enteroviruses in the estuarine environment

E M Smith, C P Gerba, J L Melnick
Comparative Study

Role of sediment in the persistence of enteroviruses in the estuarine environment

E M Smith et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1978 Apr.

Abstract

The survival of four enteroviruses commonly found in sewage effluents was examined when the viruses were adsorped to marine sediments in estuarine water and compared with virus survival in estuarine water alone. Echovirus 1, coxsackieviruses B3 and A9, and poliovirus 1 survived longer when associated with marine sediment. When the estuarine water was polluted with secondarily treated sewage effluent, virus survived for prolonged periods in sediments, but not in the overlaying estuarine water.

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