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impact of temperature on the inactivation of enteric viruses in food and water: a review by Bertrand, I, Schijven, J.F, Sánchez, G, Wyn‐Jones, P, Ottoson, J, Morin, T, Muscillo, M, Verani, M, Nasser, A, de Roda Husman, A.M, Myrmel, M, Sellwood, J, Cook, N, Gantzer, C

“…Temperature is considered as the major factor determining virus inactivation in the environment. Food industries, therefore, widely apply temperature as virus…”
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One-year Surveillance of Human Enteric Viruses in Raw and Treated Wastewaters, Downstream River Waters, and Drinking Waters by Iaconelli, M., Muscillo, M., Della Libera, S., Fratini, M., Meucci, L., De Ceglia, M., Giacosa, D., La Rosa, G.

“…Human enteric viruses are a major cause of waterborne diseases, and can be transmitted by contaminated water of all kinds, including drinking and recreational…”
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Detection and molecular characterization of noroviruses from five sewage treatment plants in central Italy by La Rosa, G., Iaconelli, M., Pourshaban, M., Muscillo, M.

“…Noroviruses (NoVs) are the most frequent etiological agents of non-bacterial gastroenteritis. These viruses are transmitted through the fecal-oral route,…”
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Hepatitis A and E Viruses in Wastewaters, in River Waters, and in Bivalve Molluscs in Italy by Iaconelli, M., Purpari, G., Libera, S. Della, Petricca, S., Guercio, A., Ciccaglione, A. R., Bruni, R., Taffon, S., Equestre, M., Fratini, M., Muscillo, M., La Rosa, Giuseppina

“…Several studies have reported the detection of hepatitis A (HAV) and E (HEV) virus in sewage waters, indicating a possibility of contamination of aquatic…”
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Detection of genogroup IV noroviruses in environmental and clinical samples and partial sequencing through rapid amplification of cDNA ends by La Rosa, G, Pourshaban, M, Iaconelli, M, Muscillo, M

“…Noroviruses (NoVs) give rise to clinically relevant gastroenteritis in all age groups and are widely distributed in both clinical and environmental settings…”
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Molecular Identification and Genetic Analysis of Norovirus Genogroups I and II in Water Environments: Comparative Analysis of Different Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays by La Rosa, G, Fontana, S, Di Grazia, A, Iaconelli, M, Pourshaban, M, Muscillo, M

“…Noroviruses have received increased attention in recent years because their role as etiologic agents in acute gastroenteritis outbreaks is now clearly…”
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GIV Noroviruses in Wastewaters and in Stool Specimens from Hospitalized Patients by Muscillo, M., Fratini, M., Graffeo, R., Sanguinetti, M., Martella, V., Green, K. Y., Della Libera, S., La Rosa, Giuseppina

“…Noroviruses (NoVs) are important human pathogens associated with foodborne and waterborne gastroenteritis. These viruses are genetically highly heterogeneous,…”
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Hepatitis E virus genotypes 1 and 3 in wastewater samples in Tunisia by Béji-Hamza, A, Hassine-Zaafrane, M, Khélifi-Gharbi, H, Della Libera, S, Iaconelli, M, Muscillo, M, Petricca, S, Ciccaglione, A. R, Bruni, R, Taffon, S, Aouni, M, La Rosa, G

“…Hepatitis E represents an important public-health concern throughout the world. It is one of the leading causes of hepatitis in North Africa, Asia and the…”
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Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Hepatitis A Virus in Wastewaters in Tunisia by Béji-Hamza, A., Khélifi-Gharbi, H., Hassine-Zaafrane, M., Della Libera, S., Iaconelli, M., Muscillo, M., Petricca, S., Ciccaglione, A. R., Bruni, R., Taffon, S., Equestre, M., Aouni, M., La Rosa, G.

“…Hepatitis A causes substantial morbidity in both industrialized and non-industrialized countries and represents an important health problem in several southern…”
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Molecular characterization of adenovirus from clinical samples through analysis of the hexon and fiber genes by LA ROSA, G, IACONELLI, M, POURSHABAN, M, LUCA, E, VALENTINI, P, SICA, S, MANZARA, S, DELOGU, G, MUSCILLO, M

“…Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are common pathogens associated with a variety of clinical manifestations. Although most infections are self-limiting, HAdVs can…”
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Frequent and Abundant Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Detection in Urban Wastewaters in Italy by Di Bonito, P., Libera, S. Della, Petricca, S., Iaconelli, M., Accardi, L., Muscillo, M., La Rosa, G.

“…Viruses strongly associated with human cancer have recently been detected in urban sewages and other water environments worldwide. The aim of the present study…”
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Detection and Quantification of Human Adenoviruses in Surface Waters by Nested PCR, TaqMan Real-Time PCR and Cell Culture Assays by Muscillo, M, Pourshaban, M, Iaconelli, M, Fontana, S, Di Grazia, A, Manzara, S, Fadda, G, Santangelo, R, La Rosa, G

“…Adenoviruses are emerging pathogens which may represent new indicators of microbial water quality. In the present study, environmental samples of seawater,…”
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Validation of RT-PCR Assays for Molecular Characterization of Porcine Teschoviruses and Enteroviruses by LaRosa, G, Muscillo, M, DiGrazia, A, Fontana, S, Iaconelli, M, Tollis, M

“…Porcine enteroviruses (PEVs) and teschoviruses (PTVs) are described as causative agents of neurological disorders, fertility disorders and dermal lesions of…”
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Assessing airborne biological hazard from urban wastewater treatment by Carducci, A, Tozzi, E, Rubulotta, E, Casini, B, Cantiani, L, Rovini, E, Muscillo, M, Pacini, R

“…The production of microbial aerosols by urban sewage treatment plants may have wide hygienic implications which call for careful evaluation: exposure to such…”
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Validation of a pXO2-A PCR Assay To Explore Diversity among Italian Isolates of Bacillus anthracis Strains Closely Related to the Live, Attenuated Carbosap Vaccine by Muscillo, M, La Rosa, G, Sali, M, De Carolis, E, Adone, R, Ciuchini, F, Fasanella, A

“…Several circulating Bacillus anthracis strains isolated in Italy and belonging to the A1.a cluster, genotype 3 (A1.a-3) are genotypically indistinguishable…”
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Frequent and Abundant Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Detection in Urban Wastewaters in Italy by Di Bonito, P., Libera, S. Della, Petricca, S., Iaconelli, M., Accardi, L., Muscillo, M., La Rosa, G.

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Genetic heterogeneity of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in Italy by Falcone, E, Cordioli, P, Tarantino, M, Muscillo, M, La Rosa, G, Tollis, M

“…The genetic characteristics, of 38 field isolates of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) collected in 1999 from sick or healthy and persistently infected…”
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Genetic diversity of bacterial strains isolated from soils, contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and amplified fragment length polymorphism fingerprinting by La Rosa, G., De Carolis, E., Sali, M., Papacchini, M., Riccardi, C., Mansi, A., Paba, E., Alquati, C., Bestetti, G., Muscillo, M.

“…In order to study microbial diversity in a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-impacted soil, 14 bacterial strains were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and…”
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Sequence analysis of the genes encoding for the major virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis vaccine strain 'carbosap' by Adone, R, Pasquali, P, La Rosa, G, Marianelli, C, Muscillo, M, Fasanella, A, Francia, M, Ciuchini, F

“…Aims: This study was performed to analyse the molecular characteristics of genes encoding for the major virulence factors in Bacillus anthracis vaccine strain…”
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Molecular Characterization of Low Pathogenicity H7N3 Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated in Italy by Di Trani, L, Bedini, B, Cordioli, P, Muscillo, M, Vignolo, E, Moreno, A, Tollis, M

“…The complete coding regions of the surface glycoproteins, nucleoprotein (NP), polymerase 2 (PB2), and matrix (M) of A/turkey/214845/02 and A/turkey/220158/99…”
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