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Anti-Contamination Strategies for Yeast Fermentations

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2020
Yeasts are very useful microorganisms that are used in many industrial fermentation processes such as food and alcohol production. Microbial contamination of such processes is inevitable, since most of the fermentation substrates are not sterile ...
Seung-Oh Seo   +4 more
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Microbial Functional Gene Diversity Predicts Groundwater Contamination and Ecosystem Functioning [PDF]

open access: yesmBio, 2018
Contamination from anthropogenic activities has significantly impacted Earth’s biosphere. However, knowledge about how environmental contamination affects the biodiversity of groundwater microbiomes and ecosystem functioning remains very limited.
Zhili He   +23 more
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Microbial contamination of nonsterile pharmaceuticals in public hospital settings

open access: yesTherapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2010
Veronica Mugoyela1, Kennedy D Mwambete21Department of Medicinal Chemistry, 2Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaPurpose: Contamination of pharmaceuticals with microorganisms ...
Veronica Mugoyela, Kennedy D Mwambete
doaj   +3 more sources

Quantitative Assessment of Microbial Contamination and Patterns of Public Behaviour with Used Toothbrushes:Implications of Storage and Replacement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Introduction: Toothbrushes can readily become contaminated with microbes during use and storage. They present a potential hazard of cross-contamination and subsequent infection. Aims: To investigate the nature and level of microbial contamination of used
Bashir, Amreen, Lambert, Peter
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Microbial contamination of extended use ophthalmic drops in ophthalmology clinic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Purpose: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of microbial contamination of multi-user preserved ophthalmic drops (POD) in Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic (OOC), to compare the rate of contamination between the dropper tip and ...
Chua, Shee Wen   +5 more
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Microbial contamination level and microbial diversity of occupational environment in commercial and traditional dairy plants

open access: yesAnnals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2019
Objective The aim of this study was to assess microbial contamination of the air and surfaces at workplaces in commercial (CD) and traditional (TD) dairies.
Agata Stobnicka-Kupiec   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Microbial Contamination in the Infulene River Basin, Mozambique

open access: yes, 2023
Water microbial contamination is one of the major threats to human health. The study focus is on Infulene River Basin, a urban catchment with mainly informal settlements, with limited water supply and sanitation. In the catchment there are two wastewater
Sífia Rapulua   +12 more
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Evaluating microbial contaminations of alternative heating oils

open access: yesEngineering in Life Sciences, 2023
Since 2008, European and German legislative initiatives for climate protection and reduced dependency on fossil resources led to the introduction of biofuels as CO2‐reduced alternatives in the heating oil sector.
Maximilian J. Surger   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

An investigation of microbial contamination in the home [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Hygiene, 1982
SUMMARYAn investigation of the bacterial flora in over 200 homes is reported. The occurrence of potential pathogens and the levels of contamination at individual sites, particularly in the kitchen, toilet and bathroom is described and the implications for hygiene practices in the home discussed.
E, Scott, S F, Bloomfield, C G, Barlow
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Identifying human and animal faecal contamination in surface and drinking water : new concepts and approaches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Waterborne disease outbreaks caused by various pathogens have been reported from all over the world. They also play an important role in industrialized countries, despite good sanitation and high standards of hygiene.
Wicki, Melanie
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