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. 1979 Nov;38(5):840-5.
doi: 10.1128/aem.38.5.840-845.1979.

Influence of fulvic acid on bacteriophage adsorption and complexation in soil

R L Bixby, D J O'Brien

Influence of fulvic acid on bacteriophage adsorption and complexation in soil

R L Bixby et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1979 Nov.

Abstract

The effect of fulvic acid, the major fraction of natural soluble organic matter, on the adsorption of MS2 bacteriophage to soil was investigated in controlled laboratory experiments. Batch experiments together with scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray analysis showed that fulvic acid complexed phage, which prevented its adsorption to soil. Phage strongly adsorbed to soil in the absence of fulvic acid. Phage which was complexed with fulvic acid was not irreversibly inactivated and could become viable under proper conditions, illustrating the importance of assay and elution procedures in the recovery of virus from aqueous solutions.

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