Molecular Characterization of Sewage-Borne Pathogens and Detection of Sewage Markers in an Urban Stream in Caracas, Venezuela | Zendy

Walter Q. Betancourt | Zendy; L. Querales | Zendy; Yoneira Sulbarán | Zendy; Jesús RodríguezDíaz | Zendy; Lizeth Caraballo | Zendy; Flor H. Pujol | Zendy

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Molecular Characterization of Sewage-Borne Pathogens and Detection of Sewage Markers in an Urban Stream in Caracas, Venezuela

Author(s) -

Walter Q. Betancourt,

L. Querales,

Yoneira Sulbarán,

Jesús RodríguezDíaz,

Lizeth Caraballo,

Flor H. Pujol

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.02752-09

Subject(s) - sewage , giardia , molecular epidemiology , genotype , biology , hepatitis a virus , pollution , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , virus , environmental science , ecology , environmental engineering , gene , genetics

Molecular characterization of two sewage-borne pathogens identified hepatitis A virus (HAV) subgenotype IA and Giardia duodenalis assemblages A and B as predominant genotypes circulating in an urban area of Venezuela. This study reveals epidemiological features of human pathogens of worldwide distribution and the efficacy of molecular methods for accurate assessment of sewage pollution.

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