Enteric Viruses and Free-Living Amoebae: Protozoa as Potential Reservoirs and Transport Vessels for human Norovirus and Adenovirus
Mats Leifels, Rafik Dey, Alyssa R Wiedemeyer, Cheng Dan, Claudia Kolm, Fuqing Wu, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Andreas H. Farnleitner, Nicholas J. Ashbolt
This study shows human norovirus and adenovirus can persist inside free-living amoebae, challenging assumptions about virus removal in water treatment and public health protocols.
Water & Ecology · Sep 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology