Viruses Found in Raw Sewage and Their Potential to Indicate Fecal Pollution in Coastal Environments
The presence of pathogenic viruses in coastal environments is an important tool in evaluating water quality and health risks. Millions of viruses are excreted in fecal matter and bacterial indicators do not correlate with the presence of pathogenic viruses. Enteroviruses have been used to identify f...
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Scholar Commons
2008
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Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/522 https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1521&context=etd |