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. 2019 Mar 30:75–97. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-17819-2_5

Table 5.3.

Summary of studies using metagenomic methods to detect viral sequences in wastewater and human excrement

Detected in Virus References
Wastewater Adenovirus, enterovirus, polyomavirus, papillomavirus [135]
Adenovirus, Aichi virus, coronavirus, herpesvirus, torque teno virus [137]
Adenovirus, Aichi virus, astrovirus, coronavirus, enterovirus, herpesvirus, papillomavirus, parechovirus, parvovirus, rotavirus, salivirus, sapovirus, torque teno virus [133]
Adenovirus, Aichi virus, astrovirus, norovirus, papillomavirus, parechovirus, polyomavirus, salivirus, sapovirus [136]
Adenovirus, herpesvirus, parvovirus, polyomavirus [37]
Adenovirus, astrovirus, Ebola virus, enterovirus, papillomavirus, rotavirus, torque teno virus [132]
Human excrement Adenovirus, astrovirus, enterovirus, norovirus, parvovirus, rotavirus, torque teno virus [138]
Adenovirus, Aichi virus, enterovirus, parechovirus, rotavirus [139]

Note: The following sequences have been confirmed via PCR for the listed study. Bibby and Peccia [133] adenovirus, enterovirus, parechovirus [131], [136], adenovirus, polyomavirus, salivirus [134], adenovirus [37], [132], adenovirus, enterovirus, rotavirus [130]