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. 1975 Sep;30(3):472–475. doi: 10.1128/am.30.3.472-475.1975

Detection of Animal Viruses in Coastal Seawater and Sediments

Silvio De Flora 1, Giuseppe P De Renzi 1, Giuseppe Badolati 1
PMCID: PMC187205  PMID: 170859

Abstract

Animal viruses, predominantly enteroviruses, were detected in shallow waters at bottom depths and in clastic marine sediments. Viruses accumulated in sandy and slimy deposits of the sea bottom near the shore and could be easily released into water by means of simple mechanical shaking.

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