Application of lab-on-chip for detection of microbial nucleic acid in food and environment

L Yang, W Yi, F Sun, M Xu, Z Zeng, X Bi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Various diseases caused by food-borne or environmental pathogenic microorganisms have
been a persistent threat to public health and global economies. It is necessary to regularly …

Omadacycline for management of Mycobacteriumabscessus infections: a review of its effectiveness, place in therapy, and considerations for use

AR Rizzo, NH Moniri - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 - Springer
The Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) is a group of acid-fast, rapidly dividing non-
tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that include a number of clinically important subspecies …

Different grazers and grazing practices alter the growth, soil properties, and rhizosphere soil bacterial communities of Medicago ruthenica in the Qinghai-Tibetan …

MX Zhang, LY Zhao, JP Hu, A Khan, XX Yang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Livestock grazing is a popular land-use activity for grasslands. Over grazing and trampling of
livestock impairs ecosystem function by changing vegetation growth, soil nutrients, and soil …

Lower recovery of nontuberculous mycobacteria from outdoor Hawai'i environmental water biofilms compared to indoor samples

R Virdi, ME Lowe, GJ Norton, SN Dawrs, NA Hasan… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental organisms that can cause
opportunistic pulmonary disease with species diversity showing significant regional …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental risk of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: Strategies for advancing methodology

RA Mercaldo, JE Marshall, GA Cangelosi, M Donohue… - Tuberculosis, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases organized a symposium in
June 2022, to facilitate discussion of the environmental risks for nontuberculous …

Soil properties and moisture synergistically influence nontuberculous mycobacterial prevalence in natural environments of Hawai'i

AW Parsons, SN Dawrs, ST Nelson… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are opportunistic pathogens that cause chronic
pulmonary disease (PD). NTM infections are thought to be acquired from the environment; …

Characterization of Biofilm Formation by Mycobacterium chimaera on Medical Device Materials

AD Siddam, SJ Zaslow, Y Wang, KS Phillips… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widespread in the environment and are a public
health concern due to their resistance to antimicrobial agents. The colonization of surgical …

Vanadium in groundwater aquifers increases the risk of MAC pulmonary infection in O'ahu, Hawai'i

EM Lipner, JP French, S Nelson… - Environmental …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To identify whether trace metals influence the risk of NTM infection in O'ahu,
Hawai'i. Methods: A population-based ecologic cohort study was conducted using NTM …

Investigating the origin of Mycobacterium chimaera contamination in heater-cooler units: Integrated analysis with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and whole …

F Bisognin, F Messina, O Butera, C Nisii… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycobacterium chimaera is ubiquitously spread in the environment, including factory and
hospital water systems. Invasive cases of M. chimaera infection have been associated with …

Genomic and microbiological analyses of iron acquisition pathways among respiratory and environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria from Hawai'i

CG Tan, NM Oberlag, AE McGowan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
As environmental opportunistic pathogens, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can cause
severe and difficult to treat pulmonary disease. In the United States, Hawai'i has the highest …