Microbial water quality is of vital importance for human, animal, and environmental health.
Notably, pathogenically contaminated water can result in serious health problems, such as …

Legionella is an environmental pathogen that is responsible for respiratory disease and is a
common causative agent of water-related outbreaks. Due to their ability to survive in a broad …

Viruses are important drivers of microbial community ecology and evolution, influencing
microbial mortality, metabolism, and horizontal gene transfer. However, the effects of viruses …

This study performed a comprehensive assessment of the impact of Hurricane Maria (HM)
on drinking water quality in Puerto Rico (PR) by integrating targeted chemical analysis of …

The present work has been oriented to the qualitative and quantitative assessments of the
aftermath effects of 2014 flood tragedy on the organic, inorganic and microbial contaminants …

The impacts of nucleic acid-based methods-such as PCR and sequencing-to detect and
analyze indicators, genetic markers or molecular signatures of microbial faecal pollution in …

Hurricanes and extreme stormwater events can transport fecal contaminants and a wide
range of bacterial pathogens to receiving rivers and streams, threatening public health. This …

ABSTRACT In September 2018, Hurricane Florence caused extreme flooding in eastern
North Carolina, USA, a region highly dense in concentrated animal production, especially …

Loss of basic utilities, such as drinking water and electricity distribution, were sustained for
months in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria's (HM) landfall in Puerto Rico (PR) in September …

Due to its ability to collect and remove aquaculture waste, an in-pond raceway system
(IPRS) has been used to decrease the uncontrolled waste discharge in the traditional cage …