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A Novel Tool for Specific Detection and Quantification of Chicken/Turkey Parvoviruses To Trace Poultry Fecal Contamination in the Environment |
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| Authors: | Anna Carratalà Marta Rusinol Ayalkibet Hundesa Mar Biarnes Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano Apostolos Vantarakis Anita Kern Ester Su?en Rosina Girones Sílvia Bofill-Mas |
| Abstract: | Poultry farming may introduce pathogens into the environment and food chains. High concentrations of chicken/turkey parvoviruses were detected in chicken stools and slaughterhouse and downstream urban wastewaters by applying new PCR-based specific detection and quantification techniques. Our results confirm that chicken/turkey parvoviruses may be useful viral indicators of poultry fecal contamination. |
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