Use of ethidium monoazide and propidium monoazide to determine viral infectivity upon inactivation by heat, UV-exposure and chlorine M Leifels, L Jurzik, M Wilhelm, IA Hamza International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 218 (8), 686-693, 2015 | 116 | 2015 |
Quantitative SARS-CoV-2 alpha variant B. 1.1. 7 tracking in wastewater by allele-specific RT-qPCR WL Lee, M Imakaev, F Armas, KA McElroy, X Gu, C Duvallet, F Chandra, ... Environmental Science & Technology Letters 8 (8), 675-682, 2021 | 91 | 2021 |
Distribution of Escherichia coli, coliphages and enteric viruses in water, epilithic biofilms and sediments of an urban river in Germany. M Mackowiak, M Leifels, IA Hamza, L Jurzik, J Wingender The Science of the total environment 626, 650-659, 2018 | 74 | 2018 |
Capsid integrity quantitative PCR to determine virus infectivity in environmental and food applications–a systematic review M Leifels, D Cheng, E Sozzi, DC Shoults, S Wuertz, S Mongkolsuk, ... Water Research X 11, 100080, 2021 | 70 | 2021 |
Making waves: Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in an endemic future F Wu, WL Lee, H Chen, X Gu, F Chandra, F Armas, A Xiao, M Leifels, ... Water Research 219, 118535, 2022 | 53 | 2022 |
Coexistence of free-living amoebae and bacteria in selected South African hospital water distribution systems P Muchesa, M Leifels, L Jurzik, KB Hoorzook, TG Barnard, C Bartie Parasitology research 116, 155-165, 2017 | 44 | 2017 |
From Lab to Lake – Evaluation of Current Molecular Methods for the Detection of Infectious Enteric Viruses in Complex Water Matrices in an Urban Area M Leifels, IA Hamza, M Krieger, M Wilhelm, M Mackowiak, L Jurzik PLoS One 11 (11), e0167105, 2016 | 44 | 2016 |
Relative abundance of human bocaviruses in urban sewage in Greater Cairo, Egypt H Hamza, M Leifels, M Wilhelm, IA Hamza Food and environmental virology 9, 304-313, 2017 | 43 | 2017 |
Global water, sanitation and hygiene research priorities and learning challenges under Sustainable Development Goal 6 K Setty, A Jiménez, J Willetts, M Leifels, J Bartram Development Policy Review 38 (1), 64-84, 2020 | 40 | 2020 |
Monitoring human arboviral diseases through wastewater surveillance: challenges, progress and future opportunities WL Lee, X Gu, F Armas, M Leifels, F Wu, F Chandra, FJD Chua, ... Water Research 223, 118904, 2022 | 36 | 2022 |
Rapid displacement of SARS-CoV-2 variant Delta by Omicron revealed by allele-specific PCR in wastewater WL Lee, F Armas, F Guarneri, X Gu, N Formenti, F Wu, F Chandra, ... Water research 221, 118809, 2022 | 34 | 2022 |
Evaluating microbial and chemical hazards in commercial struvite recovered from wastewater RA Yee, M Leifels, C Scott, NJ Ashbolt, Y Liu Environmental science & technology 53 (9), 5378-5386, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
The one health perspective to improve environmental surveillance of zoonotic viruses: lessons from COVID-19 and outlook beyond M Leifels, O Khalilur Rahman, IC Sam, D Cheng, FJD Chua, D Nainani, ... ISME communications 2 (1), 107, 2022 | 27 | 2022 |
Persistence of dengue (Serotypes 2 and 3), Zika, yellow fever, and murine hepatitis virus RNA in untreated wastewater F Chandra, WL Lee, F Armas, M Leifels, X Gu, H Chen, S Wuertz, EJ Alm, ... Environmental Science & Technology Letters 8 (9), 785-791, 2021 | 27 | 2021 |
Capsid integrity qPCR—an azo-dye based and culture-independent approach to estimate adenovirus infectivity after disinfection and in the aquatic environment M Leifels, D Shoults, A Wiedemeyer, NJ Ashbolt, E Sozzi, A Hagemeier, ... Water 11 (6), 1196, 2019 | 24 | 2019 |
Quantitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 and BA. 2 variants in wastewater through allele-specific RT-qPCR WL Lee, X Gu, F Armas, F Wu, F Chandra, H Chen, A Xiao, M Leifels, ... medRxiv, 2021.12. 21.21268077, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
Mega festivals like MahaKumbh, a largest mass congregation, facilitated the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to humans and endangered animals via contaminated water AK Patel, S Mukherjee, M Leifels, R Gautam, H Kaushik, S Sharma, ... International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 237, 113836, 2021 | 15 | 2021 |
Detection of amoeba-associated Legionella pneumophila in hospital water networks of Johannesburg P Muchesa, M Leifels, L Jurzik, TG Barnard, C Bartie Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases 33 (3), 72-75, 2018 | 15 | 2018 |
A bioassay-based protocol for chemical neutralization of human faecal wastes treated by physico-chemical disinfection processes: A case study on benzalkonium chloride E Sozzi, M Baloch, J Strasser, MB Fisher, M Leifels, J Camacho, N Mishal, ... International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 222 (2), 155-167, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
Co-incidence of BA. 1 and BA. 2 at the start of Singapore's Omicron wave revealed by Community and University Campus wastewater surveillance FJD Chua, SY Kim, E Hill, JW Cai, WL Lee, X Gu, SAA Affandi, ... Science of the Total Environment 875, 162611, 2023 | 12 | 2023 |