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. 1980 Mar;39(3):493–499. doi: 10.1128/aem.39.3.493-499.1980

Concentration of Seeded Simian Rotavirus SA-11 from Potable Waters by Using Talc-Celite Layers and Hydroextraction

Sami Ramia 1, Syed A Sattar 1
PMCID: PMC291366  PMID: 6247971

Abstract

There is mounting evidence for the waterborne transmission of diarrhea caused by rotaviruses. As a result, proper techniques are required for their recovery from samples of incriminated water. The combined efficiency of the talc-Celite technique and polyethylene glycol 6000 hydroextraction was, therefore, tested for this purpose, using Simian rotavirus SA-11 and MA-104 cells. Conditioning of the dechlorinated tap water samples was carried out by pH adjustment to 6.0 and the addition of Earle balanced salt solution to a final concentration of 1:100. Passage of a 1-liter volume of such a conditioned sample through a layer containing a mixture of talc (300 mg) and Celite 503 (100 mg) led to the adsorption of nearly 93% of the added SA-11 plaque-forming units. For the recovery of the layer-adsorbed virus, 3% beef extract and 1× tryptose phosphate broth were found to be superior to a variety of other eluents tested. When we tested 100-liter sample volumes, layers containing 1.2 g of talc and 0.4 g of Celite were employed. Virus elution was carried out with 100 ml of tryptose phosphate broth. The eluate was concentrated 10-fold by overnight (4°C) hydroextraction with polyethylene glycol. With a total input virus of 7.0 × 105 and 1.4 × 102 plaque-forming units, the recoveries were about 71 and 59%, respectively.

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