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ReviewCurrent opinion in virology2012

Virus disinfection mechanisms: the role of virus composition, structure, and function.

Krista Rule Wigginton, Tamar Kohn

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Review in Current opinion in virology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
64citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 176 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. A systematic review on the occurrence, fate, and remediation of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.International journal of environmental science and technology : IJEST · 2023
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  16. Direct Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein by Peracetic Acid.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  19. UVScientific reports · 2022
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4 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Krista Rule WiggintonUniversity of Maryland, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College Park, MD 20742, United States. wigginto@umd.edu
Tamar Kohn
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne · CHUniversity of Maryland, College Park · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drinking waters are treated for enteric virus via a number of disinfection techniques including chemical oxidants, irradiation, and heat, however the inactivation mechanisms during disinfection remain elusive. Owing to the fact that a number of significant waterborne virus strains are not readily culturable in vitro at this time (e.g. norovirus, hepatitis A), the susceptibility of these viruses to disinfection is largely unknown. An in-depth understanding of the mechanisms involved in virus inactivation would aid in predicting the susceptibility of non-culturable virus strains to disinfection and would foster the development of improved disinfection methods. Recent technological advances in virology research have provided a wealth of information on enteric virus compositions, structures, and biological functions. This knowledge will allow for physical/chemical descriptions of virus inactivation and thus further our understanding of virus disinfection to the most basic mechanistic level.

Indexed as

DisinfectantsDisinfectionFresh WaterVirusesVirus InactivationVirus Physiological PhenomenaWater PurificationDisinfectants

Identifiers

PMID22440970
PMCPMC7102855
OpenAlexW1967715954

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