Effects of Chlorine Concentration on the Structure of Poliovirus

Overview

Journal Appl Environ Microbiol

Specialties Environmental Health
Microbiology

Date 1982 Jan 1

PMID 6275791

Citations 11

Authors

M E Alvarez

R T OBrien

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Abstract

Chlorine concentrations below 0.8 mg/liter inactivated poliovirus without causing separation of the viral components. These results indicate that the release of RNA from the capsids is the result, not the cause, of virus inactivation by chlorine.

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