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Changes in tolerance to herbicide toxicity throughout development stages of phototrophic biofilms [PDF]

, 2013
Ecotoxicological experiments have been performed in laboratory-scale microcosms to investigate thesensitivity of phototrophic biofilm communities to the alachlor herbicide, in relation to the stages ofphototrophic biofilm maturation (age of the ...
Duran, Robert, Roubeix, V., Paule, Armelle, Lauga, Béatrice, Rols, Jean-Luc, Delmas, François, Roubeix, Vincent, Paul, Etienne   +7 more
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In vitro antibacterial traits of the commonly used food preservatives and spices in their crude forms

Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, 2020
Introduction: Preservatives or chemical additives are frequently used in various food items with the principal objective of preventing the food spoilage caused by adulteration, chemical changes, and due to microbial contamination.
Syeda Muntaka Maniha, Tahsin Tabassum, Tasmin Tabassum, Nafisa Tabassum, Rashed Noor   +4 more
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Fecal contamination of drinking-water in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

, 2014
Background: access to safe drinking-water is a fundamental requirement for good health and is also a human right. Global access to safe drinking-water is monitored by WHO and UNICEF using as an indicator “use of an improved source,” which does not ...
Bain, R, Ryan Cronk (560336), Jim Wright (560337), Bain, R., Jamie Bartram (359970), Bartram, J., Yang, H, Hong Yang, Bartram, J, Cronk, R, Yang, Hong, Bartram, Jamie, Tom Slaymaker, Slaymaker, Tom, Wright, J.A., Slaymaker, T., Ryan Cronk, Robert Bain (560335), Cronk, Ryan, Bain, Robert, Hong Yang (37298), Jim Wright, Tom Slaymaker (560338), Wright, Jim, Wright, J, Slaymaker, T, Cronk, R., Jamie Bartram, Robert Bain   +28 more
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Effective elimination of bacteria on hard surfaces by the combined use of bacteriophages and chemical disinfectants

Microbiology Spectrum
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) represent one of the significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and controlling pathogens in the hospital environment is of great importance.
Zongyue Chen, Yuhui Yang, Gaoming Li, Youying Huang, Yu Luo, Shuai Le   +5 more
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Chemical and biological dispersants differently affect the bacterial communities of uncontaminated and oil-contaminated marine water

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2019
The use of dispersants in marine environments is a common practice worldwide for oil spill remediation. While the effects of chemical dispersants have been extensively studied, those of biosurfactants, mainly surfactin that is considered one of the most effective surfactants produced by bacteria, have been less considered.
Camila Rattes de Almeida Couto, Deborah Catharine de Assis Leite, Diogo Jurelevicius, Jan Dirk van Elsas, Lucy Seldin   +4 more
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Preliminary Exploratory Assessment of Residual Bacterial Contamination After Routine Instrument Reprocessing in Small Animal Veterinary Clinics in Veracruz, Mexico

Acta Microbiologica Hellenica
Effective reprocessing of surgical instruments is essential to prevent healthcare-associated infections in the field of veterinary medicine. However, chemical disinfectants are frequently used as alternatives to sterilization in small animal clinics ...
Angelica Olivares-Muñoz, Jose L. Bravo-Ramos, Yessica Lopez-Gomez, Sokani Sanchez-Montes, Luis A. Ortíz Carbajal, Maria G. Sanchez Otero, Angel Alexis Jacinto-Cruz, Carolina Palmeros Exsome, Dora Romero Salas   +8 more
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Microbial pollution in inland recreational freshwaters of Quetta, Pakistan: an initial report

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
Parasitic contamination of surface waters, especially recreational waters, is a serious problem for under-developed nations like Pakistan, where numerous outbreaks of parasitic diseases are reported each year.
Muhammad Luqman, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan, Sohaib Muhammad, Shakeela Daud, Asma Yousafzai, Fariha Arooj   +5 more
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Evaluation of Bacterial Contamination as an Indicator of Viral Contamination in a Sedimentary Aquifer in Uruguay. [PDF]

, 2018
In Uruguay, groundwater is frequently used for agricultural activities, as well as for human consumption in urban and rural areas. As in many countries worldwide, drinking water microbiological quality is evaluated only according to bacteriological ...
J. F. Schijven, E. Alvareda, A. Lizasoain, M. Castells, Schijven, J F, R. Colina, Castells, M, Castells, M., L. F. L. Tort, Victoria, M., Burutaran, L., L. Burutaran, Alvareda, E, Hydrogeology, Lizasoain, A, M. Olivera, P. Gamazo, Burutaran, L, Ramos, J, Gamazo, P., M. Victoria, G. Sapriza, Tort, L. F.L., Sapriza, G., Lizasoain, A., J. Ramos, Schijven, J. F., Alvareda, E., Sapriza, G, Olivera, M., Ramos, J., Environmental hydrogeology, Colina, R, Victoria, M, Gamazo, P, Tort, L F L, Colina, R., Olivera, M   +37 more
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A systematic review of contaminants in donor human milk

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Donor human milk (DHM) from a milk bank is the recommended feeding method for preterm infants when the mother's own milk (MOM) is not available. Despite this recommendation, information on the possible contamination of donor human milk and its impact on ...
Sionika Thayagabalu, Nicole Cacho, Sandra Sullivan, John Smulian, Adetola Louis‐Jacques, Marie Bourgeois, Henian Chen, Wasana Weerasuriya, Dominick J. Lemas   +8 more
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Effective degradation of organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers in coastal sediments under high urban pressure

Scientific Reports, 2022
Empirical evidence of the effective degradation at environmentally relevant conditions of organophosphate esters (OPEs) flame retardants and plasticizers in coastal sediments from an impacted area in the NW Mediterranean Sea is provided.
J. Castro-Jiménez, P. Cuny, C. Militon, L. Sylvi, F. Royer, L. Papillon, R. Sempéré   +6 more
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