Comparative survival of viruses during thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic digestion

Hannah P. Sassi; Luisa A. Ikner; Sherif Abd-Elmaksoud; Charles P. Gerba; Ian L. Pepper

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.205

Comparative survival of viruses during thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic digestion

Hannah P. Sassi, Luisa A. Ikner, Sherif Abd-Elmaksoud, Charles P. Gerba, Ian L. Pepper

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Abstract

Micro-scale technology was used to obtain survival data for three animal viruses and two bacteriophages during anaerobic digestion. The data for adenoviruses, MS2 and Φ6 provide the first published reports for survival of these viruses during mesophilic anaerobic digestion. Data were also obtained for thermophilic digestion, which showed greater inactivation of viruses at the higher temperature. Data on the survival of Φ6 are of particular interest since it is a lipid-based virus which has been suggested as a surrogate for the Ebola virus. In contrast, MS2 was found to be an inappropriate surrogate for Ebola.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	15-19
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	615
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.205
State	Published - Feb 15 2018

Keywords

Ebola
Lipid virus
Surrogate
Virus survival during anaerobic digestion
Wastewater treatment

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Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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