Although infectious disease risk from recreational exposure to waterborne pathogens has
been an active area of research for decades, beach sand is a relatively unexplored habitat …

Daunting amounts of microplastics are present in surface waters worldwide. A main category
of microplastics is synthetic microfibers, which originate from textiles. These microplastics …

Wastewater surveillance (WWS) has received significant attention as a rapid, sensitive, and
cost-effective tool for monitoring various pathogens in a community. WWS is employed to …

The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) on Florida's east coast is a biologically diverse estuary and
an important habitat to the threatened Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). An …

When improving the water quality of natural bodies such as lakes, the explosive growth of
filamentous green alga Cladophora can limit the growth of submerged macrophytes and …

Cladophora mats that accumulate and decompose along shorelines of the Great Lakes
create potential threats to the health of humans and wildlife. The decaying algae create a …

Liver is a reliable matrix for laboratory confirmation of avian botulism using real-time PCR.
Here, we developed, optimized, and validated the analytical steps preceding PCR to …

Since the turn of the 21st century, anecdotal evidence suggests that incidences of avian
disease in natural populations in the Laurentian Great Lakes are increasing, with recent …

Botulism in wild birds is a widespread and potentially lethal disease raising major
conservation issues. Botulism is also of public health concern. Due to the action of botulinum …

Excessive proliferation of filamentous green algae (FGA) is a problem that commonly occurs
following the remediation of submerged macrophytes during lake restoration. Cultivation of …