

@article {2591,
	title = {Relationship between viral detection and turbidity in a watershed contaminated with group A rotavirus},
	journal = {Environmental Science and Pollution Research},
	volume = {22},
	number = {9},
	year = {2015},
	pages = {6886-6897},
	abstract = {<p>Enteric viruses are present in aquatic environments due to contamination by raw sewage, even in the absence of fecal coliforms, which are considered to be significant indicators when it comes to microbial water quality assessment. This study investigated the presence of group A rotavirus {(RVA)} in surface water from a river basin in Minas Gerais, Brazil, assessing the influence of the urbanization, the rainfall, and the microbiological and physico-chemical parameters regarding water quality. Forty-eight surface water samples collected in urbanized and non-urbanized areas, both in dry and rainy periods, were obtained throughout the study. The viral particles were concentrated by adsorption-elution in a negatively charged membrane. Fecal coliforms, as well as physico-chemical water parameters were determined at each point in all collections. The {RVA} was detected in 62.5 \% (30/48) of the water samples through a real-time {PCR} assay. All the sequenced {RVA} strains belonged to genotype I1. The {RVA} was detected in 50.0 \% (11/22) of the water samples regarded as being acceptable by current microbiological standards. The presence of the {RVA} and the viral load were influenced by the collection area (p\&thinsp;p\&thinsp;</p>
},
	doi = {10.1007/s11356-014-3874-8},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3874-8},
	author = {Assis, Andr{\^e}ssa and Cruz, Lucas and Ferreira, Aline and Bessa, Martha and Pinto, Miriam and Vieira, Carmen and Otenio, Marcelo and Miagostovich, Marize and Silva, Maria}
}
