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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2008, p. 6818-6819, Vol. 74, No. 21
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01302-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Histo-Blood Group Antigen Assay for Detecting Noroviruses in Water {triangledown}

Jennifer L. Cannon1,2,3* and Jan Vinjé2

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,1 Gastroenteritis and Respiratory Viruses Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia,2 Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Decatur, Georgia3

Received 11 June 2008/ Accepted 28 August 2008

We evaluated a novel, magnetic-bead-based histo-blood group antigen assay for the recovery of low numbers of norovirus particles. Using this assay, with Norwalk virus seeded in environmental waters as a model, we were able to recover 30 to 300 genomic copies of the virus.

* Corresponding author. Present address: University of Georgia, Center for Food Safety, 1109 Experiment St., Melton Bldg., Griffin, GA 30223. Phone: (770) 467-6094. Fax: (770) 229-3216. E-mail: jcannon{at}uga.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 5 September 2008.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2008, p. 6818-6819, Vol. 74, No. 21
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01302-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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