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cleanSURFACES® intervention reduces microbial activity on surfaces in a senior care facility

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
As one of the top public health challenges outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), estimates report that hospital acquired infections (HAIs) claim the lives of 99,000 Americans and cost healthcare providers over $28 billion each year.
Justin R. Wright, Truc T. Ly, Colin J. Brislawn, Jeremy R. Chen See, Samantha L. C. Anderson, Jordan T. Pellegrino, Logan Peachey, Christine Y. Walls, Jessica A. Bess, Anne L. Bailey, Katie E. Braun, Alexander J. Shope, Alexander J. Shope, Regina Lamendella   +13 more
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Assessment of a novel continuous cleaning device using metatranscriptomics in diverse hospital environments

Frontiers in Medical Technology, 2023
IntroductionDespite routine implementation of cleaning and disinfection practices in clinical healthcare settings, high-touch environmental surfaces and contaminated equipment often serve as reservoirs for the transmission of pathogens associated with ...
Justin R Wright, Truc T Ly, Karen B Cromwell, Colin J Brislawn, Jeremy R Chen See, Samantha LC Anderson, Jordan Pellegrino, Logan Peachey, Christine Y Walls, Charise M Lloyd, Olcay Y Jones, Matthew W Lawrence, Jessica A Bess, Arthur C Wall, Alexander J Shope, Alexander J Shope, Regina Lamendella   +16 more
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A Metatranscriptomics Survey of Microbial Diversity on Surfaces Post-Intervention of cleanSURFACES® Technology in an Intensive Care Unit

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) pose a serious threat to patients, and hospitals spend billions of dollars each year to reduce and treat these infections.
Jeremy Chen See, Truc Ly, Alexander Shope, Alexander Shope, Jess Bess, Art Wall, Saketram Komanduri, John Goldman, Samantha Anderson, Samantha Anderson, Christopher J. McLimans, Christopher J. McLimans, Colin J. Brislawn, Vasily Tokarev, Vasily Tokarev, Justin R. Wright, Regina Lamendella, Regina Lamendella   +17 more
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Source Apportionment and Model Applicability of Heavy Metal Pollution in Farmland Soil Based on Three Receptor Models

Toxics, 2023
The identification of the source of heavy metal pollution and its quantification are the prerequisite of soil pollution control. The APCS-MLR, UNMIX and PMF models were employed to apportion pollution sources of Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cr and Ni of the farmland ...
Jiawei Ma, Kaining Lanwang, Shiyan Liao, Bin Zhong, Zhenhua Chen, Zhengqian Ye, Dan Liu   +6 more
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Comparative meta-omics for identifying pathogens associated with prosthetic joint infection

Scientific Reports, 2021
Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) are economically and personally costly, and their incidence has been increasing in the United States. Herein, we compared 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing (16S), shotgun metagenomics (MG) and metatranscriptomics (MT) in ...
Karan Goswami, Alexander J. Shope, Vasily Tokarev, Justin R. Wright, Lavinia V. Unverdorben, Truc Ly, Jeremy Chen See, Christopher J. McLimans, Hoi Tong Wong, Lauren Lock, Samuel Clarkson, Javad Parvizi, Regina Lamendella   +12 more
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Effect of Hypoxic Stress and Levels of Mn on the Physiology and Biochemistry of Phyllostachys praecox

Toxics, 2022
Hypoxic environments have an adverse effect on the growth and development of P. praecox, and this is accompanied by the production of reducing substances such as Fe and Mn.
Jiawei Ma, Gul Rukh, Zhengqian Ye, Xiaocui Xie, Zhongqiang Ruan, Dan Liu   +5 more
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Effects of Hypoxia Stress on Growth, Root Respiration, and Metabolism of Phyllostachys praecox

Life, 2022
Hypoxia affects plant growth, hormone content, various enzyme activities, cell structure, peroxide production, and metabolic level, therefore reducing crop yield.
Jiawei Ma, Gul Rukh, Zhongqiang Ruan, Xiaocui Xie, Zhengqian Ye, Dan Liu   +5 more
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Effects of Shellfish and Organic Fertilizer Amendments on Soil Nutrients and Tea Yield and Quality

Toxics, 2023
Soil acidification in tea plantations leads to an excessive heavy metal content in tea, decreasing its yield and quality. How to apply shellfish and organic fertilizers to improve soil and ensure the safe production of tea is still not clear.
Wenbin Liu, Shiyu Cui, Jiawei Ma, Dongtao Wu, Zhengqian Ye, Dan Liu   +5 more
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Determination of Aflatoxins in Feed by HPLC and PCR

Journal of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
The aim of this study is to identify aflatoxin secretion isolates in animal feeds by using HPLC and PCR  methods . In this study we collected fourty three samples of animal feed from different sites in Iraq (maize ,soybean ,sunflower grain ,barley grain,
Areej Zuhair Azeez, Mrwa Thamer Hindi, Maha Muhamed Khudiar, Adel Saadi AL Saadi, Noor Ibrahim Khadim   +4 more
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NRT1.1 Dual-Affinity Nitrate Transport/Signalling and its Roles in Plant Abiotic Stress Resistance

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
NRT1.1 is the first nitrate transport protein cloned in plants and has both high- and low-affinity functions. It imports and senses nitrate, which is modulated by the phosphorylation on Thr101 (T101).
Xian Zhi Fang, Shu Qin Fang, Zheng Qian Ye, Dan Liu, Ke Li Zhao, Chong Wei Jin   +5 more
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