Next generation sequencing approaches to evaluate water and wastewater quality

E Garner, BC Davis, E Milligan, MF Blair, I Keenum… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of next generation sequencing (NGS) is revolutionizing the potential to
address complex microbiological challenges in the water industry. NGS technologies can …

Point-of-care strategies for detection of waterborne pathogens

S Kumar, M Nehra, J Mehta, N Dilbaghi, G Marrazza… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Waterborne diseases that originated due to pathogen microorganisms are emerging as a
serious global health concern. Therefore, rapid, accurate, and specific detection of these …

Primer, pipelines, parameters: issues in 16S rRNA gene sequencing

I Abellan-Schneyder, MS Matchado, S Reitmeier… - Msphere, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Short-amplicon 16S rRNA gene sequencing is currently the method of choice for studies
investigating microbiomes. However, comparative studies on differences in procedures are …

Associations between fungal and bacterial microbiota of airways and asthma endotypes

A Sharma, B Laxman, ET Naureckas… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The relationship between asthma, atopy, and underlying type 2 (T2) airway
inflammation is complex. Although the bacterial airway microbiota is known to differ in …

Iron-modified biochar boosts anaerobic digestion of sulfamethoxazole pharmaceutical wastewater: Performance and microbial mechanism

Z Ni, L Zhou, Z Lin, B Kuang, G Zhu, J Jia… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) caused by antibiotic inhibition significantly
reduces the treatment efficiency of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) wastewater. Few studies have …

Choice of 16S ribosomal RNA primers affects the microbiome analysis in chicken ceca

N Darwish, J Shao, LL Schreier… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
We evaluated the effect of applying different sets of 16S rRNA primers on bacterial
composition, diversity, and predicted function in chicken ceca. Cecal contents from Ross 708 …

Effects of different organic fertilizers on improving soil from newly reclaimed land to crop soil

X Li, Y Su, T Ahmed, H Ren, MR Javed, Y Yao, Q An… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid development of cities in the recent 10 years caused a reduction in the cultivated
land area, which only accounts for 14% of the total land area in China. Land development …

Analysis of microbial populations in plastic–soil systems after exposure to high poly (butylene succinate-co-adipate) load using high-resolution molecular technique

B Tanunchai, K Juncheed, SFM Wahdan… - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Background Bio-based and biodegradable plastics are considered as plastics of the future
owing to their ability to decompose under various environmental conditions. However, their …

Reconstitution and transmission of gut microbiomes and their genes between generations

E Rosenberg, I Zilber-Rosenberg - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbiomes are transmitted between generations by a variety of different vertical and/or
horizontal modes, including vegetative reproduction (vertical), via female germ cells …

Modern analytical techniques for detection of bacteria in surface and wastewaters

A Canciu, M Tertis, O Hosu, A Cernat, C Cristea… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Contamination of surface waters with pathogens as well as all diseases associated with
such events are a significant concern worldwide. In recent decades, there has been a …