Raw sewage teems with unknown viruses
A whole universe of mysterious viruses remains hidden in our world, according to a new study that finds evidence of an immense and previously unknown variety of viruses living in raw sewage.
Eww, Gross! Scientists Find Array of 'New' Viruses in Sewage
In a search for new viruses, researchers are hitting the streets -- or under them, at least. After examining wastewater samples from three continents, scientists discovered that raw sewage holds the most diverse array of bacteria of any place collected from so far
Pitt biologists find 'surprising' number of unknown viruses in sewage
( University of Pittsburgh ) Though viruses are the most abundant life form on Earth, our knowledge of the viral universe is limited to a tiny fraction of the viruses that likely exist. In a paper published this week in the online journal mBio, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Barcelona found that raw sewage is home to ...
Biologists find 'surprising' number of unknown viruses in sewage
Though viruses are the most abundant life form on Earth, our knowledge of the viral universe is limited to a tiny fraction of the viruses that likely exist. In a new paper, researchers found that raw sewage is home to thousands of novel, undiscovered viruses, some of which could relate to human health.
Science Has Found 43,381 New Viruses Lurking in Sewers
Make sure you're sitting down for your daily dose of health news: NPR noted that scientists have discovered 43,381 unknown viruses in sewerage water sampled in three cities (Pittsburgh, Barcelona and Addis Ababa). For perspective: science today has classified only about 3,000 known viruses. You can take solace in the fact that about 90 percent only infect bacteria or plants--not humans. But you ...
