Virus Coagulation in Aqueous Environments

A mathematical model is used to show that Brownian coagulation does not affect viral infectivity in most aqueous environments. The model predicts that virion-virion coagulation is negligible in most aquatic systems.

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Published inEnvironmental science & technology Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 928 - 933
Main Author Grant, Stanley B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.05.1994
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Environment
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mathematical models
Microbiology
Techniques used in virology
Virology
Viruses
Picornaviridae
Coagulation
Prediction
Retroviridae
Enterovirus
Inactivation
Poliovirus
Virus
Freshwater environment
Marine environment
Virion
Aqueous medium
Infectivity
Lentivirinae
Human immunodeficiency virus
Mathematical model
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Summary:A mathematical model is used to show that Brownian coagulation does not affect viral infectivity in most aqueous environments. The model predicts that virion-virion coagulation is negligible in most aquatic systems.
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ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es00054a026