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CrAssphage as a Novel Tool to Detect Human Fecal Contamination on Environmental Surfaces and Hands

CrAssphage is a recently discovered human gut–associated bacteriophage. To validate the potential use of crAssphage for detecting human fecal contamination on environmental surfaces and hands, we tested stool samples (n = 60), hand samples (n = 30), and environmental swab samples (n = 201) from 17 n...

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Autores principales: Park, Geun Woo, Ng, Terry Fei Fan, Freeland, Amy L., Marconi, Vincent C., Boom, Julie A., Staat, Mary A., Montmayeur, Anna Maria, Browne, Hannah, Narayanan, Jothikumar, Payne, Daniel C., Cardemil, Cristina V., Treffiletti, Aimee, Vinjé, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32511090
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2608.200346