New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts
Human enteroviruses in marine sediments near a sewage outfall on the Otago Coast
G. D. LEWIS, M. W. LOUTIT, F. J. AUSTIN
Department of Microbiology University of Otago P. O. Box 56, Dunedin New Zealand
New Zealand MRC Virus Research Unit University of Otago P. O. Box 56, Dunedin New Zealand
Abstract
Sediment and beach sand samples from around a sewer outfall were collected and tested for the presence of enteroviruses and faecal coliforms. Enteroviruses were recovered from 5 of 14 samples collected on three different occasions. Enteroviruses were recovered from two samples in which faecal coliform levels were low. These results suggest that the faecal coliform test may not be a reliable indicator of viral pollution. Virus types recovered were Poliovirus 2, Coxsackievirus B4 and B5, and a number of isolates unable to be identified using the Lim Benyesh-Melnick pooled antisera.
Keywords enterovirus; marine sediments; faecal coliforms; virus detection
New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1985, Vol. 19: 187-192 Received 1 August 1984; accepted 26 October 1984
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