Detection of Enteric Viruses in Archived ICR Sample Concentrates Using an Integrated Cell Culture-Nested PCR Technique.
Authors: Paul S. Warden, Nicola A. Ballester, Amy E. Moore, Justin H. Fontaine, Kristen S. Fallon and Aaron B. Margolin
The EPA awarded ASI / UNH a grant to analyze archived sample concentrates from the ICR monitoring period to expand their database regarding viral occurrence. This abstract was presented as a poster at the AWWA, Water Quality Technical Conference, November 2002, (Poster, Section 11, Waterborne Pathogen occurrence, No. 3). The full manuscript has been submitted to the EPA and appears in the WQTC conference proceedings. Abstract ››

The Detection of Astrovirus, Enteroviruses, and Adenovirus type 40 and 41 in Surface Waters Collected and Evaluated by the Information Collection Rule and an Integrated Cell Culture / Nested PCR Procedure
Authors: Christopher D. Chapron, Nicola A. Ballester, Justin H. Fontaine, Christine N. Frades and Aaron B. Margolin
This study, conducted and sponsored by the University of New Hampshire Dept. of Microbiology, has been presented at national meetings including the American Society For Microbiology (ASM), American Society for Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA- 2001) and the Water Quality Technical Conference (WQTC – 2001). It has also been published in the Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Abstract ››