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Mitigating Legionella spp. risk in an Australian healthcare facility using on-site electrochemical water disinfection Open

Sopheak Hem, Barbara Drigo, Sotirios Vasileiadis, Gianluca Brunetti, Euan Smith , et al. · 2025

Legionella spp. are Gram-negative bacteria present in natural and engineered water systems that can cause legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever). When present in biofilms of healthcare facilities, they are a likely source …

Publisher Correction: Parameters for one health genomic surveillance of Escherichia coli from Australia Open

A. Watt, Max L. Cummins, Celeste M. Donato, Wytamma Wirth, Ashleigh F. Porter , et al. · 2025

Parameters for one health genomic surveillance of Escherichia coli from Australia Open

A. Watt, Max L. Cummins, Celeste M. Donato, Wytamma Wirth, Ashleigh F. Porter , et al. · 2025

Genomics is a cornerstone of modern pathogen epidemiology yet demonstrating transmission in a One Health context is challenging, as strains circulate and evolve within and between diverse hosts and environments. To identify phylogenetic li…

Sustainable wastewater reuse for agriculture Open

Anastasis Christou, Vasiliki G. Beretsou, Iakovos C. Iakovides, Popi Karaolia, Costas Michael , et al. · 2024

Introducing CRC SAAFE: a new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) focused on managing AMR in agriculture and the environment Open

Erica Donner, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Andrew C. Barnes, Aaron R. Jex, Veronica M. Jarocki , et al. · 2024

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex challenge that poses a critical threat to food and water safety and security as well as to human, animal and environmental health. It is projected to cost the global economy US$100 trillion by 20…

Genomic analysis of diverse environmental Acinetobacter isolates identifies plasmids, antibiotic resistance genes, and capsular polysaccharides shared with clinical strains Open

Liam A. Tobin, Veronica M. Jarocki, Johanna J. Kenyon, Barbara Drigo, Erica Donner , et al. · 2024

Acinetobacter baumannii, an important pathogen known for its widespread antibiotic resistance, has been the focus of extensive research within its genus, primarily involving clinical isolates. Consequently, data on environmental A. baumann…

Assessment of the three-test genetic toxicology battery for groundwater metabolites Open

Paul Fowler, Alessandra Bearzatto, Carol Beevers, Ewan D. Booth, Erica Donner , et al. · 2024

The two-test in vitro battery for genotoxicity testing (Ames and micronucleus) has in the majority of cases replaced the three-test battery (as two-test plus mammalian cell gene mutation assay) for the routine testing of chemicals, pharmac…

Impacts of coprophagic foraging behaviour on the avian gut microbiome Open

Alice Dunbar, Barbara Drigo, Steven P. Djordjevic, Erica Donner, Bethany J. Hoye · 2023

Avian gut microbial communities are complex and play a fundamental role in regulating biological functions within an individual. Although it is well established that diet can influence the structure and composition of the gut microbiota, f…

Genomic Analysis of Diverse EnvironmentalAcinetobacterIsolates Identifies Plasmids, Antibiotic Resistance Genes, and Capsular Polysaccharides Shared with Clinical Strains Open

Liam A. Tobin, Veronica M. Jarocki, Johanna J. Kenyon, Barbara Drigo, Erica Donner , et al. · 2023

Acinetobacter baumannii , an important pathogen known for its widespread antibiotic resistance, has been the focus of extensive research within its genus, primarily involving clinical isolates. Consequently, data on environmental A. bauman…

Repeated applications of fipronil, propyzamide and flutriafol affect soil microbial functions and community composition: A laboratory-to-field assessment Open

Jowenna Xiao Feng Sim, Barbara Drigo, Casey L. Doolette, Sotirios Vasileiadis, Erica Donner , et al. · 2023

Pesticides play an important role in conventional agriculture by controlling pests, weeds, and plant diseases. However, repeated applications of pesticides may have long lasting effects on non-target microorganisms. Most studies have inves…

Managing emerging pathogen risks in recycled water Open

Michael D. Short, Ben van den Akker, Paul Monis, Erica Donner · 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic raised the public profile of wastewater-based infectious disease monitoring. General media coverage about wastewater detection of SARS-CoV-2 (the COVID-19 coronavirus) increased community awareness of the potential us…

Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance Open

Warish Ahmed, Stuart L. Simpson, Paul M. Bertsch, Kyle Bibby, Aaron Bivins , et al. · 2022

A weight of evidence review of the genotoxicity of titanium dioxide (TiO2) Open

David Kirkland, Marilyn J. Aardema, R. V. Battersby, Carol Beevers, Karin Burnett , et al. · 2022

Titanium dioxide is a ubiquitous white material found in a diverse range of products from foods to sunscreens, as a pigment and thickener, amongst other uses. Titanium dioxide has been considered no longer safe for use in foods (nano and m…

Maintaining a social license to operate for wastewater-based monitoring: The case of managing infectious disease and the COVID-19 pandemic Open

Bethany Cooper, Erica Donner, Lin Crase, Hamish Robertson, David J. Carter , et al. · 2022

Wastewater monitoring as a public health tool is well-established and the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has seen its widespread uptake. Given the significant potential of wastewater monitoring as a public health surveillance and decision …

Genomic Analysis of Carbapenem-Resistant Comamonas in Water Matrices: Implications for Public Health and Wastewater Treatments Open

Sopheak Hem, Ethan R. Wyrsch, Barbara Drigo, Dave Baker, Ian G. Charles , et al. · 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global public health threat, and the increase in resistance to “last-resort drugs,” such as carbapenems, is alarming. Wastewater has been flagged as a hot spot for AMR evolution. Comamonas spp. are am…

Assessing the Lability and Environmental Mobility of Organically Bound Copper by Stable Isotope Dilution Open

Ezzat Marzouk, Erica Donner, Frank von der Kammer, Elizabeth H. Bailey, Waleed H. Shetaya , et al. · 2022

The environmental mobility of Cu and therefore its potential toxicity are closely linked to its attachment to natural organic matter (NOM). Geochemical models assume full lability of metals bound to NOM, especially under strong oxidizing c…

The effect of ultrafiltration process on the fate of antibiotic-related microcontaminants, pathogenic microbes, and toxicity in urban wastewater Open

Stella G. Michael, Barbara Drigo, I. Michael-Kordatou, Costas Michael, Thomas Jäger , et al. · 2022

Research and Innovation Opportunities to Improve Epidemiological Knowledge and Control of Environmentally Driven Zoonoses Open

Tatiana Proboste, Ameh James, Adam C. Castonguay, Shovon Chakma, Javier Cortés-Ramírez , et al. · 2022

While zoonotic diseases are defined by transmission processes between animals and humans, for many of these diseases the presence of a contaminated environmental source is the cause of transmission. Most zoonoses depend on complex environm…

Genomic comparisons of Escherichia coli ST131 from Australia Open

Dmitriy Li, Ethan R. Wyrsch, Paarthiphan Elankumaran, Monika Dolejská, Marc S. Marenda , et al. · 2021

Escherichia coli ST131 is a globally dispersed extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli lineage contributing significantly to hospital and community acquired urinary tract and bloodstream infections. Here we describe a detailed phylogenetic anal…

Genomic analysis of Elizabethkingia species from aquatic environments: Evidence for potential clinical transmission Open

Sopheak Hem, Veronica M. Jarocki, Dave Baker, Ian G. Charles, Barbara Drigo , et al. · 2021

The potential of using E. coli as an indicator for the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment Open

Muna F. Anjum, Heike Schmitt, Stefan Börjesson, Thomas U. Berendonk, Erica Donner , et al. · 2021

Unraveling microbiomes and functions associated with strategic tillage, stubble, and fertilizer management Open

Yunying Fang, Lukas Van Zwieten, Michael T. Rose, Sotirios Vasileiadis, Erica Donner , et al. · 2021

Transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in public washrooms: A systematic review Open

Sotiris Vardoulakis, Daniela A. Espinoza Oyarce, Erica Donner · 2021

Open-lid toilet flushing, ineffective handwashing or hand drying, substandard or infrequent surface cleaning, blocked drains, and uncovered rubbish bins can result in widespread bacterial and/or viral contamination in washrooms. However, o…

Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance Open

Warish Ahmed, Stuart L. Simpson, Paul M. Bertsch, Kyle Bibby, Aaron Bivins , et al. · 2021

Antibiotic Resistance and Sewage-Associated Marker Genes in Untreated Sewage and a River Characterized During Baseflow and Stormflow Open

Warish Ahmed, Pradip Gyawali, Kerry A. Hamilton, Sayalee Joshi, David Aster , et al. · 2021

Since sewage is a hotspot for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), the identification of ARGs in environmental waters impacted by sewage, and their correlation to fecal indicators, is necessary to implement management strategies. In this st…

Making Waves: Collaboration in the time of SARS-CoV-2 - rapid development of an international co-operation and wastewater surveillance database to support public health decision-making Open

Lian Lundy, Despo Fatta‐Kassinos, Jaroslav Slobodnı́k, Popi Karaolia, Ľuboš Čirka , et al. · 2021

Minimizing Errors in RT-PCR Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for Wastewater Surveillance Open

Warish Ahmed, Stuart L. Simpson, Paul M. Bertsch, Kyle Bibby, Aaron Bivins , et al. · 2021

Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective, resource-efficient tool for gathering additional community-level public health information, including the incidence a…

Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 Open

Erica Donner, Arash Zamyadi, Aaron R. Jex, Michael D. Short, Barbara Drigo , et al. · 2021

Wastewater monitoring (WM) of SARS-CoV-2 from sewers was applied throughout the world early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharing of protocols and experiences in WM of SARS-CoV-2 by national and international researchers and practitioners has …

Monitoring antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment: Current strategies and future challenges Open

Quỳnh Anh Nguyễn, Hang P. Vu, Luong N. Nguyen, Qilin Wang, Steven P. Djordjevic , et al. · 2021

Volume 42 Number 1 Open

Dena Lyras, William D. Rawlinson, Matthew J. Gartner, Kanta Subbarao, Sudip Dhakal , et al. · 2021

It is timely to assess where we are in the current SARS Coronavirus-2 pandemic.This edition of Microbiology Australia has national, and international, authorities authoring a series of papers on SARS Coronavirus 2 and related subjects.We a…

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