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1. 1. Inactivation of viruses in water by chlorination using bacteriophages as model organisms

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Charan Raju Kanna; [2016]
   Keywords : desinfection; chlorination; bacteriophages; viruses; free chlorine;

   Abstract : Climate change will lead to more extreme rain events in parts of Sweden resulting in sewage overflows and thus more contamination of surface water, leading to an increased risk of waterborne infections. Swedish and Norwegian surface waters are rich in humic substances with high organic carbon content that interferes with disinfection, the most important barrier to viruses in the water treatment plant. READ MORE

3. 2. Molecular characterization of a murine norovirus isolate from Sweden and detection of noroviruses in artificially contaminated raspberries

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Sofia Persson; [2013]
   Keywords : murine norovirus; norovirus; food borne viruses; raspberries; affinity magnetic separation; process control;

   Abstract : Frozen, imported raspberries have been linked to several outbreaks of human norovirus (NoV) gastroenteritis in Sweden. Noroviruses are highly infectious and are often presented in low numbers in contaminated foods. READ MORE

4. 3. X-ray Crystallographic Structure of theMurine Norovirus protease at 1.66 Å Resolutionand Functional Studies of the β-ribbon

   University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Gabriela Baeza; [2011]
   Keywords : virus; polyprotein; Caliciviridae; aggregation; Chymotrypsin-like protease;

   Abstract : In humans, noroviruses (NVs) cause acute epidemic and viral gastroenteritis. NVs do not only infect humans; viruseshave also been found in pigs, cows, sheep, mice and dogs. The focus in this project has been on the murine norovirus(MNV). READ MORE