Sébastien Wurtzer
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View article: Implementation and comparison of two concentration methods to detect and characterize bacteriophages and bacterial hosts from large drinking water samples
Implementation and comparison of two concentration methods to detect and characterize bacteriophages and bacterial hosts from large drinking water samples Open
Drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) are low biomass biome harboring a large variety of microorganisms. Much of the attention has been focused on bacteria, whose diversity and abundance in DWDS were repeatedly shown to be influenced …
View article: Investigating the impact of low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane aging and heterogeneity on performance: A study of virus and microplastic retention
Investigating the impact of low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane aging and heterogeneity on performance: A study of virus and microplastic retention Open
View article: Study of Bacterial Growth in Drinking Water Distribution Pipes as a Function of the Water Quality
Study of Bacterial Growth in Drinking Water Distribution Pipes as a Function of the Water Quality Open
This study examines the impact of water produced by membrane processes on bacterial dynamics within drinking water distribution systems. Employing a closed-loop pilot plant designed to replicate real-world conditions, the research focused …
View article: Corrigendum to “Large scale survey of enteric viruses in river and waste water underlines the health status of the local population” [Environ. Int. 79 (2015) 42–50]
Corrigendum to “Large scale survey of enteric viruses in river and waste water underlines the health status of the local population” [Environ. Int. 79 (2015) 42–50] Open
View article: Effect of volumetric concentration factor on virus removal for low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane in drinking water production: A study on different scales
Effect of volumetric concentration factor on virus removal for low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane in drinking water production: A study on different scales Open
Reverse osmosis membranes are intended to constitute a complete physical barrier against nanometric-sized pathogens such as enteric viruses. Literature describes that low-pressure reverse osmosis achieves high viral removal rates (above 5 …
View article: Phylogeography of horseshoe bat sarbecoviruses in Vietnam and neighbouring countries. Implications for the origins of <scp>SARS</scp>‐<scp>CoV</scp> and <scp>SARS</scp>‐<scp>CoV</scp>‐2
Phylogeography of horseshoe bat sarbecoviruses in Vietnam and neighbouring countries. Implications for the origins of <span>SARS</span>‐<span>CoV</span> and <span>SARS</span>‐<span>CoV</span>‐2 Open
Previous studies on horseshoe bats ( Rhinolophus spp.) have described many coronaviruses related to SARS‐CoV ( SARSCoVr ) in China and only a few coronaviruses related to SARS‐CoV‐2 ( SARSCoV2r ) in Yunnan (southern China), Cambodia, Laos …
View article: Bat Rhinacoviruses Related to Swine Acute Diarrhoea Syndrome Coronavirus Evolve under Strong Host and Geographic Constraints in China and Vietnam
Bat Rhinacoviruses Related to Swine Acute Diarrhoea Syndrome Coronavirus Evolve under Strong Host and Geographic Constraints in China and Vietnam Open
Swine acute diarrhoea syndrome coronavirus (SADS-CoV; Coronaviridae, Rhinacovirus) was detected in 2017 in Guangdong Province (China), where it caused high mortality rates in piglets. According to previous studies, SADS-CoV evolved from ho…
View article: Assessing infectivity of emerging enveloped viruses in wastewater and sewage sludge: Relevance and procedures
Assessing infectivity of emerging enveloped viruses in wastewater and sewage sludge: Relevance and procedures Open
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has heightened the need to evaluate the detection of enveloped viruses in the environment, particularly in wastewater, within the context of wastewater-based epidemiology. The studies published over the past 80 …
View article: Assessing RNA integrity by digital RT-PCR: Influence of extraction, storage, and matrices
Assessing RNA integrity by digital RT-PCR: Influence of extraction, storage, and matrices Open
The development of high-throughput sequencing has greatly improved our knowledge of microbial diversity in aquatic environments and its evolution in highly diverse ecosystems. Relevant microbial diversity description based on high-throughp…
View article: Implementation of a Sensitive Method to Assess High Virus Retention Performance of Low-Pressure Reverse Osmosis Process
Implementation of a Sensitive Method to Assess High Virus Retention Performance of Low-Pressure Reverse Osmosis Process Open
View article: Phylogeographic evolution of horseshoe bat sarbecoviruses in Vietnam and implications for the origins of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2
Phylogeographic evolution of horseshoe bat sarbecoviruses in Vietnam and implications for the origins of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 Open
Previous studies on horseshoe bats ( Rhinolophus spp .) have described many coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV (SARSCoVr) in China and only a few coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2 ( SARSCoV2r ) in Yunnan, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Here…
View article: First Detection of Monkeypox Virus Genome in Sewersheds in France: The Potential of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Monitoring Emerging Disease
First Detection of Monkeypox Virus Genome in Sewersheds in France: The Potential of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Monitoring Emerging Disease Open
A monkeypox virus outbreak has been spreading in multiple nonendemic countries since May 2022. The atypical clinical profile of patients has led to a very likely underestimation of the number of cases at the beginning of the epidemic. The …
View article: First detection of Monkeypox virus genome in sewersheds in France
First detection of Monkeypox virus genome in sewersheds in France Open
A monkeypox virus outbreak is currently spreading in multiple non-endemic countries since May 2022. The atypical clinical profile of patients has led to a very likely underestimation of the number of cases at the beginning of epidemic. The…
View article: L’Institut de recherche biomédicale des armées (IRBA) et l’épidémiologie des eaux usées : intérêt pour les forces armées
L’Institut de recherche biomédicale des armées (IRBA) et l’épidémiologie des eaux usées : intérêt pour les forces armées Open
View article: Reduction in SARS-CoV-2 Virus Infectivity in Human and Hamster Feces
Reduction in SARS-CoV-2 Virus Infectivity in Human and Hamster Feces Open
Objective: There is extensive evidence that SARS-CoV-2 replicates in the gastrointestinal tract. However, the infectivity of virions in feces is poorly documented. Although the primary mode of transmission is airborne, the risk of transmis…
View article: From Alpha to Omicron BA.2: New digital RT-PCR approach and challenges for SARS-CoV-2 VOC monitoring and normalization of variant dynamics in wastewater
From Alpha to Omicron BA.2: New digital RT-PCR approach and challenges for SARS-CoV-2 VOC monitoring and normalization of variant dynamics in wastewater Open
View article: SARS-CoV-2 Whole-Genome Sequencing Using Oxford Nanopore Technology for Variant Monitoring in Wastewaters
SARS-CoV-2 Whole-Genome Sequencing Using Oxford Nanopore Technology for Variant Monitoring in Wastewaters Open
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, multiple Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mutations have been reported and led to the emergence of variants of concern (VOC) with increased …
View article: Development of passive samplers for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage and seawater: Application for the monitoring of sewage
Development of passive samplers for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage and seawater: Application for the monitoring of sewage Open
View article: Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variant dynamics in wastewater by digital RT-PCR : from Alpha to Omicron BA.2 VOC
Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variant dynamics in wastewater by digital RT-PCR : from Alpha to Omicron BA.2 VOC Open
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, new variants have continuously emerged and spread in populations. Among these, variants of concern (VOC) have been the main culprits of successive epidemic waves, due to their transmissibility, pathogenici…
View article: A Flexible Smoother Adapted to Censored Data With Outliers and Its Application to SARS-CoV-2 Monitoring in Wastewater
A Flexible Smoother Adapted to Censored Data With Outliers and Its Application to SARS-CoV-2 Monitoring in Wastewater Open
A sentinel network, Obépine , has been designed to monitor SARS-CoV-2 viral load in wastewaters arriving at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in France as an indirect macro-epidemiological parameter. The sources of uncertainty in such a …
View article: Monitoring of Leptospira Species Diversity in Freshwater Bathing Area and in Rats in Paris, France
Monitoring of Leptospira Species Diversity in Freshwater Bathing Area and in Rats in Paris, France Open
View article: SARS-CoV-2 Whole-Genome Sequencing Using Oxford Nanopore Technology for Variant Monitoring in Wastewaters
SARS-CoV-2 Whole-Genome Sequencing Using Oxford Nanopore Technology for Variant Monitoring in Wastewaters Open
View article: SARS-CoV-2 genome quantification in wastewaters at regional and city scale allows precise monitoring of the whole outbreaks dynamics and variants spreading in the population
SARS-CoV-2 genome quantification in wastewaters at regional and city scale allows precise monitoring of the whole outbreaks dynamics and variants spreading in the population Open
View article: A nationwide indicator to smooth and normalize heterogeneous SARS-CoV-2 RNA data in wastewater
A nationwide indicator to smooth and normalize heterogeneous SARS-CoV-2 RNA data in wastewater Open
View article: L’épidémiologie basée sur les eaux usées, un outil innovant pourle suivi sanitaire des populations : l’exemple du réseau Obépine,sentinelle de l’épidémie de Covid-19
L’épidémiologie basée sur les eaux usées, un outil innovant pourle suivi sanitaire des populations : l’exemple du réseau Obépine,sentinelle de l’épidémie de Covid-19 Open
Les épidémies nécessitent un suivi d’indicateurs fiables et pertinents, afin d’éclairer les prises de décisions sanitaires. Durant la pandémie de SARS-CoV-2, le suivi de la dynamique virale au sein de la population par les approches indivi…
View article: First evidence of SARS-CoV-2 genome detection in zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
First evidence of SARS-CoV-2 genome detection in zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Open
View article: Mathematical modeling and adequate environmental sampling plans are essential for the public health assessment of COVID-19 pandemics : development of a monitoring indicator for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
Mathematical modeling and adequate environmental sampling plans are essential for the public health assessment of COVID-19 pandemics : development of a monitoring indicator for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater Open
Since many infected people experience no or few symptoms, the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is frequently monitored through massive virus testing of the population, an approach that may be biased and may be difficult to sustain in low-income countri…
View article: A flexible smoother adapted to censored data with outliers and its\n application to SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in wastewater
A flexible smoother adapted to censored data with outliers and its\n application to SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in wastewater Open
A sentinel network, Ob\\'epine, has been designed to monitor SARS-CoV-2 viral\nload in wastewaters arriving at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in France\nas an indirect macro-epidemiological parameter. The sources of uncertainty in\nsu…
View article: A flexible smoother adapted to censored data with outliers and its application to SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in wastewater
A flexible smoother adapted to censored data with outliers and its application to SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in wastewater Open
A sentinel network, Obépine, has been designed to monitor SARS-CoV-2 viral load in wastewaters arriving at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in France as an indirect macro-epidemiological parameter. The sources of uncertainty in such mon…
View article: Effect of disinfection agents and quantification of potentially viable Leptospira in fresh water samples using a highly sensitive integrity-qPCR assay
Effect of disinfection agents and quantification of potentially viable Leptospira in fresh water samples using a highly sensitive integrity-qPCR assay Open
Leptospirosis is an emerging worldwide zoonotic disease, but the general biology of the causative agents is still poorly understood. Humans are an occasional host. The main risk factors are water-associated exposure during professional or …