Microbiological quality of irrigation water for cultivation of fruits and vegetables: An overview of available guidelines, water testing strategies and some factors that …

O Alegbeleye, AS Sant'Ana - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Contaminated irrigation water is among many potential vehicles of human pathogens to food
plants, constituting significant public health risks especially for the fresh produce category …

Salinity matters the most: How environmental factors shape the diversity and structure of cyanobacterial mat communities in high altitude arid ecosystems

M Sandzewicz, N Khomutovska, Ł Łach… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Microbial mats are complex communities of benthic microorganisms that occur
at the soil-water interphase in lakes' shores, streams, and ponds. In the cold, mountainous …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrogen removal performance, and microbial community structure of water and its association with nitrogen metabolism of an ecological engineering pond …

M Wang, Z Fan, R Wang, Z Liu, F Gao, Z Zhang, M Yi… - Aquaculture …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ecological engineering pond aquaculture system was promoted in China in recent
years as it can save water and reduce pollution. In the present study, an ecological …

Variations in bacterial communities and antibiotic resistance genes across diverse recycled and surface water irrigation sources in the Mid-Atlantic and Southwest …

L Malayil, P Ramachandran… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Reduced availability of agricultural water has spurred increased interest in using recycled
irrigation water for US food crop production. However, there are significant knowledge gaps …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of microbial diversity of three recreational water bodies using 16S rRNA metagenomic approach

OC Betiku, KC Sarjeant, LW Ngatia… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface water plays a significant role in world development by promoting economic growth
and health benefits to humans and animals whose lives depend on good water quality in the …

Seasonal dynamics in taxonomy and function within bacterial and viral metagenomic assemblages recovered from a freshwater agricultural pond

J Chopyk, DJ Nasko, S Allard, A Bui, M Pop… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Background Ponds are important freshwater habitats that support both human and
environmental activities. However, relative to their larger counterparts (eg rivers, lakes) …

From microbes to mammals: Pond biodiversity homogenization across different land‐use types in an agricultural landscape

D Ionescu, M Bizic, R Karnatak… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Local biodiversity patterns are expected to strongly reflect variation in topography, land use,
dispersal boundaries, nutrient supplies, contaminant spread, management practices, and …

Creek to table: tracking fecal indicator bacteria, bacterial pathogens, and total bacterial communities from irrigation water to kale and radish crops

SM Allard, MT Callahan, A Bui, AMC Ferelli… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The impact of microbially contaminated irrigation water on risks to produce safety and public
health is a complex issue that is not well understood. This study tracked fecal indicators …

The communities and functional profiles of virioplankton along a salinity gradient in a subtropical estuary

C Zhang, XP Du, YH Zeng, JM Zhu, SJ Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Viruses are the major drivers shaping microorganismal communities, and impact marine
biogeochemical cycling. They are affected by various environmental parameters, such as …

Comparative metagenomic analysis of microbial taxonomic and functional variations in untreated surface and reclaimed waters used in irrigation applications

J Chopyk, DJ Nasko, S Allard, A Bui, T Treangen… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of irrigation water sourced from reclamation facilities and untreated surface water
bodies may be a practical solution to attenuate the burden on diminishing groundwater …