1st Edition

Methods For Recovering Viruses From The Environment

By Gerald Berg Copyright 1987

    This book argues, that without methods, there can be no research. Effective research requires effective methods, not always easy to come by. The development of methods in environmental virology became a focus of growing interest about two decades ago. Progress has been significant since that time in pure experimental systems, where there are no interferences, consistent high recoveries of viruses from environmental waters has been achievable for some time. In the natural environment, however, in relatively clean waters, substances such as humic and fulvic acids interfere with viral recoveries and average recovery rates probably do not reach 20%. With sewage sludges and shellfish, recoveries are undoubtedly much lower. Yet, even relatively low viral recovery rates have made possible the detection of viral hazards in drinking waters. The hazards that exist are undoubtedly much greater than those demonstrated with the relatively inefficient methods inefficient methods developed thus far. Improving methods, as they are developed in the years to come, will undoubtedly bring the true extent of the hazards into better perspective.

    1. Recovering Viruses from Sewage, Effluents, and Water 2. Recovering Viruses from Sewage Sludes and from Solids in Water 3. Recovering Viruses from Aerosols 4. Recovering Viruses from Soils and Aquatic Sediments 5. Methods for Recovering Viruses from Shellfish, Seawater, and Sediments 6. Reconcentration of Viruses from Primary Eluates 7. Mechanisms of Adsorption and Elution of Viruses to and from Surfaces 8. Mechanisms of Adsorption and Elution of Viruses to Solids in the Natural Environment 9. Methods for Rapid Detection and Rapid Identification of Viruses 10. Cell Cultures and Other Host Systems for Detecting and Quantifying Viruses in the Environment

    Biography

    Gerald Berg