Concentration and diversity of noroviruses detected in Luxembourg wastewaters in 2008-2009

Sylvain Skraber, Jérémie Langlet, Jacques R. Kremer, Joël Mossong, Sébastien De Landtsheer, Jos Even, Claude P. Muller, Lucien Hoffmann, Henry Michel Cauchie*

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Abstract

Noroviruses (NoV) in 78 wastewater samples from Luxembourg were quantified, cloned, and sequenced in 2008-2009. The concentrations of NoV genogroup II and the relative occurrences of certain genotypes changed significantly during the winter season. NoV genogroup I was frequently detected by real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), albeit at 30-fold lower concentrations than for genogroup II, hampering attempts to assess overall genetic diversity by the cloning/sequencing approach.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5566-5568
Number of pages3
JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume77
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2011

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