Development of a Novel Filter Cartridge System with Electropositive Granule Media to Concentrate Viruses from Large Volumes of Natural Surface Water

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• 作者：Min Jin ; Xuan Guo ; Xin-Wei Wang ; Dong Yang ; Zhi-Qiang Shen ; Zhi-Gang Qiu ; Zhao-Li Chen ; Jun-Wen Li
• 刊名：Environmental Science & Technology
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：June 17, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：48
• 期：12
• 页码：6947-6956
• 全文大小：455K
• 年卷期：v.48,no.12(June 17, 2014)
• ISSN：1520-5851

文摘

Exposure to various infectious viruses in environmental drinking water can constitute a public health risk. However, it is difficult to detect viruses in water due to their low concentration. In this study, we have developed a novel filter cartridge system containing electropositive granule media (EGM). Viruses present in large volumes of environmental samples were adsorbed onto the EGM, and then recovered by elution and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) concentration. To evaluate the system鈥檚 efficiency in viral recovery, poliovirus (PV-1), a surrogate for enteric viruses, was used to artificially contaminate river water samples which were then assayed by quantitative real-time PCR. To optimize the concentration procedure, the eluent type, water flow rate and properties (e.g., pH, bacterial, and viral loads), were evaluated. The highest virus recovery was obtained by pumping river water at a flow rate of 300 mL/min and then pushing 3 L of an eluent containing 3脳 broth [1.5% (w/v) NaCl, 3% (w/v) tryptone, 1.5% (w/v) beef powder] with 0.05 mol/L glycine through the filter. Using this procedure, the recovery efficiencies of PV-1 from 10 to 100 L of spiked river water were up to 99%. In addition, this method is virus load and pH dependent. Virus recovery was maximal at a load of between 10^3.5 and 10^5.5 TCID₅₀ and a pH ranging from 5 to 7. The bacterial load in the water has no effect on virus recovery. Different types of viruses and surface water were tested to validate the system鈥檚 applicability. Results revealed that the EGM filter cartridge was able to concentrate PV-1, human adenoviruses (HAdVs) and noroviruses (HuNoVs) with high efficiency from river, lake, and reservoir water. Furthermore, it showed more efficient recovery than glass wool and 1MDS filters. These data suggest that this system provides rapid and efficient virus recovery from a large volume of natural surface water and, as such, could be a useful tool in revealing the presence of viruses in surface water.