title: Quantification and genotyping of human sapoviruses in the Llobregat river catchment, Spain.
abstract: Human sapoviruses (SaVs) were quantified and characterized in an 18-month survey conducted along the Llobregat river catchment area in Spain. Sample types included freshwater, untreated and treated wastewater, and drinking water. All genogroups were recovered, and a seasonal distribution was observed. This is the first report of SaV quantification and genotyping in the environment outside Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Unai
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pérez-Sautu
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guix
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pintó
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bosch
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000821:virology*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D045483:Rivers / Q000821:virology*; D029341:Sapovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012621:Seasons; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D013030:Spain; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D012722:Sewage