title: Survival of hepatitis A and E viruses in soil samples.
abstract: Survival of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) in soil samples spiked with respective viruses was analysed using real-time PCR. Virus-spiked soil samples were incubated at environmental temperature (ET) and 37°C and processed weekly. Both HAV and HEV were less stable at fluctuating ET than at 37°C. Of the 403 soil samples collected in the vicinity of Mutha river, India, 19.1% and 4.9% were found to be contaminated with HAV and HEV, respectively.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Virology, Microbial Containment Complex, Pashan, Pune, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parashar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Khalkar
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Arankalle
mesh_terms: D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000502:physiology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000502:physiology*; D007194:India; D050296:Microbial Viability; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors