Why are ssRNA phages used as an index organism to detect the presence of pathogenic enteroviruses in the sewage treatment process?
A) The RNA phage are smaller than the pathogenic viruses.
B) The RNA phage are easier to inactivate than the pathogenic viruses.
C) The RNA phage are more stable than the pathogenic viruses.
D) The RNA phage are easier to quantify using a plaque assay than the pathogenic viruses.
E) The RNA phage are easier to see with an electron microscope than the pathogenic viruses
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