PROCESSES CONTROLLING VIRUS INACTIVATION IN SEAWATER

被引:43
作者
MITCHELL, R
JANNASCH, HW
机构
[1] Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
[2] Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass.
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10.1021/es60033a007
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The rate and extent of inactivation of bacteriophage ΦX174 in natural seawater was found to be controlled simultaneously by biological and abiological factors. A specific antagonistic group of microorganisms developed when the phage was added to seawater. In addition, a direct chemical inactivation was detected in filter-sterilized seawater. A protective effect for the survival of the phage was shown to be related to the presence of microbial cells killed either by autoclaving or by ultraviolet irradiation. In natural seawater, the combined action of biological and chemical antiviral activities is believed to be substantially stronger than the protective effect exerted by the detrital organic material. © 1969, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
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