Schrödinger's microbes: tools for distinguishing the living from the dead in microbial ecosystems
While often obvious for macroscopic organisms, determining whether a microbe is dead or
alive is fraught with complications. Fields such as microbial ecology, environmental health …
alive is fraught with complications. Fields such as microbial ecology, environmental health …
Antibiotic microbial resistance (AMR) removal efficiencies by conventional and advanced wastewater treatment processes: A review
CX Hiller, U Hübner, S Fajnorova, T Schwartz… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the spread of antibiotic
resistance as one of the major risks to global public health. An important transfer route into …
resistance as one of the major risks to global public health. An important transfer route into …
Relic DNA is abundant in soil and obscures estimates of soil microbial diversity
Extracellular DNA from dead microorganisms can persist in soil for weeks to years 1–3.
Although it is implicitly assumed that the microbial DNA recovered from soil predominantly …
Although it is implicitly assumed that the microbial DNA recovered from soil predominantly …
Dead or alive: molecular assessment of microbial viability
GA Cangelosi, JS Meschke - Applied and environmental …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nucleic acid-based analytical methods, ranging from species-targeted PCRs to
metagenomics, have greatly expanded our understanding of microbiological diversity in …
metagenomics, have greatly expanded our understanding of microbiological diversity in …
The lung mycobiome: an emerging field of the human respiratory microbiome
LDN Nguyen, E Viscogliosi, L Delhaes - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The lung microbiome, which is believed to be stable or at least transient in healthy people, is
now considered as a poly-microorganism component contributing to disease pathogenesis …
now considered as a poly-microorganism component contributing to disease pathogenesis …
Microbiomes of the dust particles collected from the International Space Station and Spacecraft Assembly Facilities
Abstract Background The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique built environment
due to the effects of microgravity, space radiation, elevated carbon dioxide levels, and …
due to the effects of microgravity, space radiation, elevated carbon dioxide levels, and …
Comparison of DNA-, PMA-, and RNA-based 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing for detection of live bacteria in water
The limitation of 16S rRNA gene sequencing (DNA-based) for microbial community
analyses in water is the inability to differentiate live (dormant cells as well as growing or non …
analyses in water is the inability to differentiate live (dormant cells as well as growing or non …
Assessment of bacterial viability: a comprehensive review on recent advances and challenges
Assessing bacterial contamination in environmental samples is critical in determining threats
to public health. The classical methods are time-consuming and only recognize species that …
to public health. The classical methods are time-consuming and only recognize species that …
Two decades of describing the unseen majority of aquatic microbial diversity
Aquatic environments harbour large and diverse microbial populations that ensure their
functioning and sustainability. In the current context of global change, characterizing …
functioning and sustainability. In the current context of global change, characterizing …
Exploring preterm birth as a polymicrobial disease: an overview of the uterine microbiome
MS Payne, S Bayatibojakhi - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Infection is a leading cause of preterm birth (PTB). A focus of many studies over the past
decade has been to characterize microorganisms present in the uterine cavity and …
decade has been to characterize microorganisms present in the uterine cavity and …