

@article {1783,
	title = {Isolation of enteroviruses from water, suspended solids, and sediments from Galveston Bay: survival of poliovirus and rotavirus adsorbed to sediments},
	journal = {Appl Environ Microbiol},
	volume = {48},
	number = {2},
	year = {1984},
	note = {Rao, V C Seidel, K M Goyal, S M Metcalf, T G Melnick, J L eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t Research Support, U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t, Non-P.H.S. 1984/08/01 Appl Environ Microbiol. 1984 Aug;48(2):404-9.},
	pages = {404-9},
	type = {Journal Article},
	abstract = {The distribution and quantitation of enteroviruses among water, suspended solids, and compact sediments in a polluted estuary are described. Samples were collected sequentially from water, suspended solids, fluffy sediments (uppermost layer of bottom sediments), and compact sediment. A total of 103 samples were examined of which 27 (26\%) were positive for virus. Polioviruses were recovered most often, followed by coxsackie B viruses and echoviruses 7 and 29. Virus was found most often attached to suspended solids: 72\% of these samples were positive, whereas only 14\% of water samples without solids yielded virus. Fluffy sediments yielded virus in 47\% of the samples, whereas only 5\% of compact bottom-sediment samples were positive. When associated with solids, poliovirus and rotavirus retained their infectious quality for 19 days. The same viruses remained infectious for only 9 days when freely suspended in seawater. Collection of suspended solids at ambient water pH appears to be very useful for the detection of virus; it has advantages over collecting and processing large volumes of water, with accompanying pH adjustment and salt addition for processing.},
	keywords = {Animals Cells, Cultured Enterovirus/*isolation \& purification Fresh Water Kidney Macaca mulatta Poliovirus/growth \& development/*isolation \& purification Rotavirus/growth \& development/*isolation \& purification *Water Microbiology},
	issn = {0099-2240 (Print) 0099-2240 (Linking)},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6091548},
	author = {Rao, V. C. and Seidel, K. M. and Goyal, S. M. and Metcalf, T. G. and Melnick, J. L.}
}
