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A Simple Method for Concentrating and Detecting Viruses in Water
Author(s) -
Rao V. Chalapati,
Sullivan Robert,
Read Ralston B.,
Clarke Norman A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1968.tb03672.x
Subject(s) - filter (signal processing) , simple (philosophy) , filter paper , virology , environmental science , chemistry , chromatography , biology , computer science , computer vision , philosophy , epistemology
This study examined the possibility of using iron oxide as a “filter bed,” adsorbing, concentrating, and recovering viruses suspended in water. This may provide a simple, economical, and efficient method for the detection of small numbers of viruses in large volumes of water. Preliminary experiments were carried out, using virus levels of 1‐5 plaque‐forming units (pfu) per milliliter; the results were encouraging enough to merit a detailed investigation of the factors involved in the use of magnetic iron oxide for concentrating and recovering viruses in water.