Emerging and potentially emerging viruses in water environments

Among microorganisms, viruses are best fit to become emerging pathogens since they are able to adapt not only by mutation but also through recombination and reassortment and can thus become able to infect new hosts and to adjust to new environments. Enteric viruses are among the commonest and most h...

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Main Authors: Giuseppina La Rosa, Marta Fratini, Simonetta della Libera, Marcello Iaconelli, Michele Muscillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2012-12-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712012000400007&lng=en&tlng=en