Passive Samplers, a Powerful Tool to Detect Viruses and Bacteria in Marine Coastal Areas.

ABSTRACT: The detection of viruses and bacteria which can pose a threat either to shellfish health or shellfish consumers remains difficult. The current detection methods rely on point sampling of water, a method that gives a snapshot of the microorganisms present at the time of sampling. In order to obtain better representativeness of the presence of these microorganisms over time, we have developed passive sampling using the adsorption capacities of polymer membranes. Our objectives here were to assess the feasibility of this methodology for field detection. Different types of membrane were deployed in coastal waters over 2 years and the microorganisms tested using qPCR were: human norovirus (NoV) genogroups (G)I and II, sapovirus, Vibrio spp. and the species Vibrio alginolyticus,

SUBMITTER: Vincent-Hubert F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7940377 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature