Endophytic fungi: from symbiosis to secondary metabolite communications or vice versa?

B Alam, J Lǐ, Q Gě, MA Khan, J Gōng… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Endophytic fungi (EF) are a group of fascinating host-associated fungal communities that
colonize the intercellular or intracellular spaces of host tissues, providing beneficial effects to …

Formation mechanisms of viable but nonculturable bacteria through induction by light-based disinfection and their antibiotic resistance gene transfer risk: a review

Y Cai, J Liu, G Li, PK Wong, T An - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Disinfection technologies, especially light-based disinfection, have undergone tremendous
development and innovation, but this treatment can cause bacteria to enter viable but …

Assessment of the UV/Chlorine Process in the Disinfection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Efficiency and Mechanism

L Wang, C Ye, L Guo, C Chen, X Kong… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
UV irradiation and chlorination have been widely used for water disinfection. However, there
are some limitations, such as the risk of generating viable but nonculturable bacteria and …

H2O2 production and in situ sterilization over a ZnO/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalyst

X Geng, L Wang, L Zhang, H Wang, Y Peng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel ZnO/gC 3 N 4 heterojunction catalyst was prepared by a thermal
polycondensation process and has been applied for H 2 O 2 production and in situ …

Traditional and emerging water disinfection technologies challenging the control of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes

Y Cai, T Sun, G Li, T An - Acs Es&T Engineering, 2021 - ACS Publications
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
in the environment has created obstacles when treating infectious diseases with antibiotics …

Mechanisms underlying the effect of chlorination and UV disinfection on VBNC state Escherichia coli isolated from hospital wastewater

L Zhu, X Shuai, L Xu, Y Sun, Z Lin, Z Zhou… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The occurrence of viable but non-culturable (VBNC) bacteria in the wastewater system
poses a huge threat to environmental and public health, in particular in hospital wastewater …

Rapid and complete inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms by solar-assisted in-situ H2O2 generation using a polypyrrole-supported copper sulfide system

Z Tang, W Qu, Z Lin, J Li, P Wu, Q Lian, C He… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we report a photo-assisted H 2 O 2 self-supply and in-situ activation system
based on the polypyrrole-supported copper sulfide (solar/Cu 2− x S@ PPy) for water …

Efficient inactivation of amoeba spores and their intraspore bacteria by solar/chlorine: Kinetics and mechanisms

L Wang, Y Mai, S Li, L Shu, J Fang - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Amoebae are widespread in water and serve as environment vectors for pathogens, which
may threaten public health. This study evaluated the inactivation of amoeba spores and their …

Water harvesting strategies through solar steam generator systems

C Onggowarsito, A Feng, S Mao, LN Nguyen… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar steam generator (SSG) systems have attracted increasing attention, owing to its simple
manufacturing, material abundance, cost‐effectiveness, and environmentally friendly …

Emerging contaminants in the water environment: Disinfection-induced viable but non-culturable waterborne pathogens

C Ye, C Chen, M Feng, R Ou, X Yu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Disinfection is essential for the control of waterborne pathogens (WPs), especially during the
COVID-19 pandemic. WP can enter the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state to evade …