title: Molecular characterization of sewage-borne pathogens and detection of sewage markers in an urban stream in Caracas, Venezuela.
abstract: Molecular characterization of two sewage-borne pathogens identified hepatitis A virus (HAV) subgenotype IA and Giardia duodenalis assemblages A and B as predominant genotypes circulating in an urban area of Venezuela. This study reveals epidemiological features of human pathogens of worldwide distribution and the efficacy of molecular methods for accurate assessment of sewage pollution.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Apdo. 20632, Caracas, Venezuela 1020A. wbetanco@ivic.ve
authors.forename: W Q
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Betancourt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Querales
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Sulbaran
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Diaz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caraballo
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Pujol
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002947:Cities; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005872:Giardia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D045483:Rivers / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000821:virology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D012722:Sewage / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000821:virology*; D014687:Venezuela; D014876:Water Pollution
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage