title: Quantification and molecular characterisation of human sapoviruses in water sources impacted by highly polluted discharged wastewater in South Africa.
abstract: Sapoviruses (SaVs) were detected and quantified in 8/10 water samples collected from wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) and water sources impacted by these WWTWs in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The median SaV concentration was 2.45 × 10⁶ copies/L and SaV genotypes I.2 and IV were characterised. This study provides new data on the high concentrations of clinically relevant SaVs in rivers and dams impacted by poor-performing WWTWs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa E-mail: tanyaymurray@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tanya Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa E-mail: tanyaymurray@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maureen B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D045483:Rivers / Q000821:virology*; D029341:Sapovirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013019:South Africa; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D062065:Wastewater / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D062065:Wastewater