Environmental Virology

N. Cook, I. Bertrand, C. Gantzer, R.M. Pintó, & A. Bosch. Persistence of hepatitis A virus in fresh produce and production environments, and the effect of disinfection procedures: a review. Food and Environmental Virology, 2018, 10: 253-262.

N. Fuster, R.M. Pintó, C. Fuentes, N. Beguiristain, A. Bosch & S. Guix. Propidium monoazide RTqPCR assays for the assessment of hepatitis A inactivation and for a better estimation of the health risk of contaminated waters. Water Research, 2016, 15: 226-232.

O. Ferrer, S. Casas, C. Galvañ, F. Lucena, A. Bosch, B. Galofré, J. Mesa, J. Jofre & X. Bernat. Direct ultrafiltration performance and membrane integrity monitoring by microbiological analysis. Water Research, 2015, 83: 121-131.

pdf U. Pérez-Sautu, D. Sano, S. Guix, G. Kasimir, R.M. Pintó & A. Bosch. Human norovirus occurrence and diversity in the Llobregat river catchment, Spain. Environmental Microbiology, 2012, 14: 494-502.

pdf D. Rodríguez-Lázaro, N. Cook, F. Ruggeri, J. Sellwood, A. Nasser, M.S.J. Nascimento, M. D’Agostino, R. Santos, J.C. Saiz, A. Rzeżutka,  A. Bosch, R. Gironés, A. Carducci, M. Muscillo, K. Kovač, M. Diez-Valcarce, A. Vantarakis, C.-H. von Bonsdorff, A.M. de Roda Husman, M. Hernández & W.H.M. van der Poel. Virus hazards from food, water and other contaminated environments. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2012, 36: 786–814.

pdf I. Abid-Ayadi, S. Guix, R.M. Pinto & A. Bosch. Use of the recombinant baculovirus BacVP6C for the construction of an internal positive control of rotavirus C. Pathologie Biologie, 2011, 59:142-145.

pdf K. Mattison, N. Corneaua, I. Bergc, A. Bosch, E. Duizer, I. Guttiérez-Aguirre, Y. L’Homme, Y. Lucero, Z. Luo, A. Martyres, M. Myrmel, M. O’Ryan, F. Pagotto, D. Sano, S. Svraka, U. Urzua & S. Bidawid. Microarray for the confirmation and typing of norovirus RT-PCR products. Journal of Virological Methods, 2011, 173: 233-250.

pdf D. Sano, U. Pérez-Sautu, S. Guix, R.M. Pintó, T. Miura, S. Okabe & A. Bosch. Quantification and genotyping of human sapoviruses in the Llobregat River catchment, Spain. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2011, 77: 1111-1114.

pdf L. Collado, G. Kasimir, U. Pérez, A. Bosch, R.M. Pintó, G. Saucedo, J.M. Huguet & M.J. Figueras. Occurrence and diversity of Arcobacter spp. along the Llobregat River catchment, at sewage effluents and in a drinking water treatment plant. Water Research, 2010, 44: 3696-3702.

pdf D. Sano, R.M. Pintó, T. Omura & A. Bosch. Detection of oxidative damages on viral capsid protein for evaluating structural integraty and infectivity of human norovirus. Environmental Science and Technology, 2010, 44: 808–812.

 S. Bidawid, A. Bosch, N. Cook, G. Greening, M. Taylor & J. Vinjé. Editorial: Food and environmental virology. Food and EnvironmentalVirology, 2009, 1: 1-2.

pdf A. Bosch, S. Guix, D. Sano & R.M. Pintó. New tools for the study and direct surveillance of viral pathogens in water. Current  Opinion in Biotechnology, 2008, 19: 295-301.

pdf I. Abid, S. Guix, M. Aouni, R.M. Pintó & A. Bosch. Detection and characterization of human group C rotavirus
in the pediatric population of Barcelona, Spain. Journal of Clinical Virology, 2007, 38:78-82.

pdf R.M. Pintó & J.C. Sáiz. Enteric Hepatitis Viruses. In: Human Viruses in Water. Perspectives in Medical Virology Series, vol. 17, A. J. Zuckerman; I. K. Mushahwar, series Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007, pp. 39-67. ISBN – 978-0-444-52157-6.

A. Bosch, (Editor). Human Viruses in Water. Perspectives in Medical Virology Series, vol. 17, A. J. Zuckerman; I. K. Mushahwar, series Eds., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007, ISBN – 978-0-444-52157-6.

pdf R.M. Pintó, D. Alegre,  A. Dominguez, W.M. El-Senousy, G. Sánchez, C. Villena, M. I. Costafreda, LL. Aragonès & A. Bosch. Epidemiology of hepatitis A virus in urban sewage from two Mediterranean countries. Epidemiology and Infection, 2007, 135: 270–273.

pdf W. Morsy El-Senousy, S. Guix, I. Abid, R.M. Pintó & A. Bosch. Astrovirus removal from water and sewage treatment plants evaluated by a competitive RT-PCR. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2007, 73: 164-167.

pdf A. Bosch, R.M. Pintó & F.X. Abad. Survival and transport of enteric viruses in the environment. In “Viruses in Food”, S. M. Goyal (Ed.). Food Microbiology and Food Safety Series, 2006. Springer, New York, NY, pp 151-187.

pdf M.C. Alonso, L.P.C. Dionisio, A. Bosch, B.S. Pereira de Moura, E. Garcia-Rosado & J.J. Borrego. Microbiological quality of reclaimed water used for golf courses’ irrigation. Water Science and Technology, 2006, 54: 109-117.

pdf A. Bosch, F.X. Abad & R.M. Pintó. Human pathogenic viruses in the marine environment. In “Oceans and Health: Pathogens in the Marine Environment”, S. Belkin, R. Colwell (Eds.), 2005. Springer, New York, NY, pp 109-131.

pdf M. Divizia, R. Gabrieli, D. Donia, A. Macaluso, A. Bosch, S. Guix, G. Sánchez, C. Villena, R.M. Pintó, L. Palombi, E. Buonuomo, F.Cenko, L. Leno, D. Bebeci & S. Bino. Waterborne gastroenteritis outbreak in Albania. Water Science and Technology, 2004, 50: 57-61.

pdf S. Caballero, F.X. Abad, F. Loisy, F.S. Le Guyader, J. Cohen, R.M. Pintó & A. Bosch. Rotavirus virus-like particles as surrogates in environmental persistence and inactivation studies. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2004, 70: 3904-3909.

pdf F. Loisy, R. L. Atmar,  J. Cohen, A. Bosch & F.S. Le Guyader. Rotavirus VLP2/6: a new tool to track rotavirus in the marine environment.Research in Microbiology, 2004, 155: 575-578.

pdf G. Sánchez, C. Villena, A. Bosch & R.M. Pintó. Molecular detection and typing of hepatitis A virus. In “Methods in Public Health Microbiology”, Chapter 5, Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey 2004, pp 103-114

pdf A. Bosch, R.M. Pintó, J. Comas & F.X. Abad. Detection of infectious rotavirus by flow cytometry. In “Methods in Public Health Microbiology”, Chapter 5, Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey 2004, pp 61-68.

pdf C. Villena, R. Gabrielli, R.M. Pintó, S. Guix, D. Donia, E. Buonomo, L. Palombi, F. Cenko, S. Bino, A. Bosch & M. Divizia. A large infantile gastroenteritis outbreak in Albania caused by multiple emerging rotavirus genotypes. Epidemiology & Infection, 2004, 131: 1105-1110.

pdf C. Villena, W. Morsy El-Senousy, F.X. Abad, R.M. Pintó & A. Bosch. Group A rotavirus in sewage samples from Barcelona and Cairo: emergence of unusual genotypes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2003, 69: 3919-3923.

pdf F.X.Abad, C. Villena, S. Guix, S. Caballero, R.M. Pintó & A. Bosch. The potential role of fomites in the vehicular transmission of humanastroviruses. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2001, 67: 3904-3907.