Viruses Demonstrate Selective Survival During Simulated Anaerobic Digestion of Plant Biomass

• Date: 2023
• Main Authors: Shevchenko, O.V., Kharina, A.V., Snihur, H.O., Shevchenko, T.P., Budzanivska, I.H., Шевченко, О.В., Харіна, А.В., Снігур, Г.О., Шевченко, Т.П., Будзанівська, І.Г.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PH "Akademperiodyka" of the NAS of Ukraine 2023
• Subjects: viruses; survival; infectivity; plant biomass; waste treatment; anaerobic digestion; виживання; інфекційність; рослинна біомаса; переробка відходів; анаеробна ферментація; віруси
• Online Access: https://ojs.microbiolj.org.ua/index.php/mj/article/view/121
• Journal Title: Microbiological Journal

Objective. This research aimed at laboratory simulation of anaerobic digestion of plant biomass contaminated by a mixture of viruses with a wide host range to evaluate if viruses can retain their infectivity and pose a biohazard during the use of plant-based reusable resources such as digestate. Met...