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Knowledge and regulation on fungal contamination of sand and water: progress re...
Gangneux, Jean-Pierre; Brandão, João; Segal, Ester; Arikan-Akdagli, Sevtap; Barac, Aleksandra; Bertout, Sébastien; Bostanaru, Andra-CristinaFungal flora in coastal/inland beach sand and recreational water is a neglected field of study, despite its potential impact on human health. A joint International Society for Human and Animal Mycology/European Confederation for Medical Mycology (ISHAM/ECMM) working group was formed in 2019 with the task to set up a vast international initiative aimed at studying the fungal contamination of beaches and bathing ...
Knowledge and regulation on fungal contamination of sand and water: Progress re...
Gangneux, Jean-Pierre; Brandao, Joao; Segal, Ester; Arikan-Akdagli, Sevtap; Barac, Aleksandra; Bertout, Sébastien; Bostanaru, Andra-CristinaFungal flora in coastal/inland beach sand and recreational water is a neglected field of study, despite its potential impact on human health. A joint International Society for Human and Animal Mycology/European Confederation for Medical Mycology (ISHAM/ECMM) working group was formed in 2019 with the task to set up a vast international initiative aimed at studying the fungal contamination of beaches and bathing ...
Minimizing Errors in RT-PCR Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for ...
Ahmed, Warish; Simpson, Stuart; Bertsch, Paul; Bibby, Kyle; Bivins, Aaron; Blackall, Linda; Bofill-Mas, Silvia; Bosch, Albert; Brandao, Joao; Choi, PhilWastewater surveillance for pathogens using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective, resource-efficient tool for gathering additional community-level public health information, including the incidence and/or prevalence and trends of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater may provide an early-warning signal of COVID-19 infections in a comm...
Performance of Human Fecal Anaerobe-Associated PCR-Based Assays in a Multi-Labo...
Layton, Blythe; Yiping, Cao; Ebentier, Darcy; Kaitlyn, Hanley; Ballesté, Elisenda; Brandão, João; Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara; Converse, ReaganA number of PCR-based methods for detecting human fecal material in environmental waters have been developed over the past decade, but these methods have rarely received independent comparative testing in large multi-laboratory studies. Here, we evaluated ten of these methods (BacH, BacHum-UCD, B. thetaiotaomicron (BtH), BsteriF1, gyrB, HF183 endpoint, HF183 SYBR, HF183 Taqman, HumM2, and M. smithii nifH (Mnif)...
Validation of host-specific Bacteriodales 16S rRNA genes as markers to determin...
Gawler, Andrew; Beecher, Jean; Brandão, João; Nora, Carroll; Falcão, Leonor; Gourmelon, Michele; Masterson, Bartholomew; Nunes, Baltazar; Rince, AlainThe recent implementation of the Revised Bathing Water Directive in the European Union has highlighted the need for development of effective methods to differentiate between sources of faecal contamination. It had previously been shown that amplification of 16S rRNA genes of host-specific cacteriodales species using the HF183F and CF128F primers could be used as markers for human and bovine faecal contamination...
Desenvolvimento de Ferramentas Analíticas para o Rastreamento de Fontes Fecais:...
Gawler, Andrew; Brandão, João; Carroll, Nora; Falcão, Leonor; Masterson, Bartholomew; Nunes, Baltazar; Rincé, Alain; Gourmelon, MicheleA Agência Ambiental de Inglaterra e País de Gales assegurou o financiamento EU INTERREG IIIB de um projecto denominado ‘ICREW’ – Melhorar as Águas Costeiras e Recreativas. Pretendia-se com o projecto ajudar cinco estados-membro da UE – Reino Unido, Irlanda, França, Portugal e Espanha – a melhorar a qualidade das referidas águas e preparar a implementação de nova legislação da UE respeitante às mesmas. O project...
Workshop Report: Developing Pollution Source Tracking for Recreational and Shel...
Pond, Kate; Rangdale, R.; Meijer, Wim; Brandão, João; Falcão, Leonor; Rince, Alain; Greaves, John; Gawler, Andy; Masterson, Bartholomew; McDonnell, E.The Environment Agency of England and Wales obtained European Community Initiative INTERREG IIIB funding for a project called ICReW—Improving Coastal and Recreational Waters. The project consists of seven pilot actions aiming to contribute to the reduction of pollution, to enhance water quality, and to ensure that land-use practices and recreational activities can exist side by side without impacting public hea...