Viruses in wastewater: occurrence, abundance and detection methods.

ABSTRACT: This paper presents an updated and comprehensive review on the different methods used for detection and quantification of viruses in wastewater treatment systems. The analysis of viability of viruses in wastewater and sludge is another thrust of this review. Recent studies have mostly focused on determining the abundance and diversity of viruses in wastewater influents, in samples from primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment stages, and in final effluents. A few studies have also examined the occurrence and diversity of viruses in raw and digested sludge samples. Recent efforts to improve efficiency of virus detection and quantification methods in the complex wastewater and sludge matrices are highlighted in this review. A summary and a detailed comparison of the pre-treatment methods t

SUBMITTER: Corpuz MVA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7368910 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature