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Title: | Bacteriophages as fecal pollution indicators |
Author: | Toribio-Avedillo, Daniel Blanch i Gisbert, Anicet Muniesa Pérez, Ma Teresa Rodríguez-Rubio, Lorena |
Keywords: | Bacteriòfags Excrements Contaminació Bacteriophages Feces Pollution |
Issue Date: | 7-Jun-2021 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Abstract: | Bacteriophages are promising tools for the detection of fecal pollution in different environments, and particularly for viral pathogen risk assessment. Having similar morphological and biological characteristics, bacteriophages mimic the fate and transport of enteric viruses. Enteric bacteriophages, especially phages infecting Escherichia coli (coliphages), have been proposed as alternatives or complements to fecal indicator bacteria. Here, we provide a general overview of the potential use of enteric bacteriophages as fecal and viral indicators in different environments, as well as the available methods for their detection and enumeration, and the regulations for their application. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/v13061089 |
It is part of: | Viruses, 2021, vol. 13, num. 6, p. 1089 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/184523 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3390/v13061089 |
ISSN: | 1999-4915 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística) |
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