Microbiological insights into anaerobic digestion for biogas, hydrogen or volatile fatty acids (VFAs): a review

S Harirchi, S Wainaina, T Sar, SA Nojoumi… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the past decades, considerable attention has been directed toward anaerobic digestion
(AD), which is an effective biological process for converting diverse organic wastes into …

[HTML][HTML] Viruses in wastewater: occurrence, abundance and detection methods

MVA Corpuz, A Buonerba, G Vigliotta, T Zarra… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents an updated and comprehensive review on the different methods used
for detection and quantification of viruses in wastewater treatment systems. The analysis of …

A review on recent progress in the detection methods and prevalence of human enteric viruses in water

E Haramoto, M Kitajima, A Hata, JR Torrey, Y Masago… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Waterborne human enteric viruses, such as noroviruses and adenoviruses, are excreted in
the feces of infected individuals and transmitted via the fecal-oral route including …

Wastewater-based epidemiology for early detection of viral outbreaks

I Xagoraraki, E O'Brien - Women in water quality: Investigations by …, 2020 - Springer
The immense global burden of infectious disease outbreaks and the need to establish
prediction and prevention systems have been recognized by the World Health Organization …

Prokaryotic viruses impact functional microorganisms in nutrient removal and carbon cycle in wastewater treatment plants

Y Chen, Y Wang, D Paez-Espino, MF Polz… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
As one of the largest biotechnological applications, activated sludge (AS) systems in
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) harbor enormous viruses, with 10-1,000-fold higher …

[HTML][HTML] Alternatives to overcoming bacterial resistances: State-of-the-art

AC Rios, CG Moutinho, FC Pinto, FS Del Fiol… - Microbiological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Worldwide, bacterial resistance to chemical antibiotics has reached such a high level that
endangers public health. Presently, the adoption of alternative strategies that promote the …

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 …

Phage-host interactions: the neglected part of biological wastewater treatment

X Tang, C Fan, G Zeng, L Zhong, C Li, X Ren, B Song… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), the stable operation of biological wastewater
treatment is strongly dependent on the stability of associated microbiota. Bacteriophages …

Removal of bacterial contaminants and antibiotic resistance genes by conventional wastewater treatment processes in Saudi Arabia: Is the treated wastewater safe to …

N Al-Jassim, MI Ansari, M Harb, PY Hong - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the removal efficiency of microbial contaminants in a local
wastewater treatment plant over the duration of one year, and to assess the microbial risk …

Metagenomics for the study of viruses in urban sewage as a tool for public health surveillance

X Fernandez-Cassi, N Timoneda… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques for the identification of
viruses present in urban sewage has not been fully explored. This is partially due to a lack of …