Microbial Forensics is a field that continues to grow in interest and application among the
forensic community. This review, divided into two sections, covers several topics associated …

Viral infections are the most common among diseases that globally require around 60
percent of medical care. However, in the heat of the pandemic, there was a lack of medical …

Background Human enteric viruses are major agents of foodborne diseases. Because of the
absence of a reliable cell culture method for most of the enteric viruses involved in …

The microbiological safety of food and the environment in which we live is currently an
intensely discussed topic. Increasing production and the demand-driven global market exert …

This review focuses on membrane-based methods of virus concentration from aqueous
media. The discussion is centered on the two most commonly used sample concentration …

The detection of soil-borne pathogens by quantitative PCR (qPCR) has been challenging
due to the pronounced influence of soil type on DNA extraction and PCR reactions. In the …

The detection and quantification of enteric RNA viruses is based on isolation of viral RNA
from the sample followed by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction …

Human norovirus (NoV) causes outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis associated with many
ready-to-eat foods, including fresh produce. Effective inactivation procedures must consider …

The ever-growing popularity of bottled water is the result of many factors. One of the most
relevant is the widespread belief that bottled water is safer for drinking than tap water. In fact …

Enteric viruses are important agents of foodborne diseases. Due to their low infectious
doses and low concentrations in food samples, an efficient and rapid virus concentration …