Search Results - "Gillings, M"
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A citizen science approach to identifying trace metal contamination risks in urban gardens
Published in Environment international (01-10-2021)“…[Display omitted] •35% of >3,600 Australian gardens had soil exceeding the 300 mg/kg soil Pb guideline.•Aged, painted, traffic congested inner-city homes had…”
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Trace element contamination of soil and dust by a New Caledonian ferronickel smelter: Dispersal, enrichment, and human health risk
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-11-2021)“…Metallurgical industries remain a considerable source of trace element contamination and potential human health risk. Determination of sources is a key…”
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Pollutants That Replicate: Xenogenetic DNAs
Published in Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) (01-12-2018)“…Pollution is the dissemination of material that has harmful effects. Mobile DNA elements and antibiotic-resistance genes are being disseminated into the…”
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Cultivation of Fastidious Bacteria by Viability Staining and Micromanipulation in a Soil Substrate Membrane System
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-05-2009)“…Soil substrate membrane systems allow for microcultivation of fastidious soil bacteria as mixed microbial communities. We isolated established microcolonies…”
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Data for modelling vegetable uptake of trace metals in soil for the VegeSafe program
Published in Data in brief (01-08-2021)“…Here we detail the soil to vegetable transfer factor (uptake) data and calculation procedures for vegetable trace metal uptake estimation that are presented in…”
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Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism for Identification of Cryptosporidium Species in Human Feces
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-01-2009)“…Effective management of human cryptosporidiosis requires efficient methods for detection and identification of the species of Cryptosporidium isolates…”
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Chemical, biological, and DNA markers for tracing slaughterhouse effluent
Published in Environmental research (01-07-2017)“…Agricultural practices, if not managed correctly, can have a negative impact on receiving environments via waste disposal and discharge. In this study, a…”
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Corrigendum to “Chemical, biological, and DNA markers for tracing slaughterhouse effluent” [Environ. Res. 156 (2017) 534–541]
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Eimeria trichosuri: Phylogenetic position of a marsupial coccidium, based on 18S rDNA sequences
Published in Experimental parasitology (01-06-2009)“…Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Eimeria suggests that parasite and host have coevolved over broad evolutionary timescales. Here we extend this analysis by…”
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Anthropogenic contamination of residential environments from smelter As, Cu and Pb emissions: Implications for human health
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-07-2020)“…Communities in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) are disproportionally affected by industrial pollution compared to more developed nations. This…”
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Changes in Prokaryote and Eukaryote Assemblages Along a Gradient of Hydrocarbon Contamination in Groundwater
Published in Geomicrobiology journal (09-08-2013)“…Groundwater biota are particularly sensitive to environmental perturbations such as groundwater contamination. The diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic…”
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Use of chromosomal integron arrays as a phylogenetic typing system for Vibrio cholerae pandemic strains
Published in Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) (01-05-2007)“…1 Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney,…”
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Blood lead increases and haemoglobin decreases in urban birds along a soil contamination gradient in a mining city
Published in Environmental research (15-09-2024)“…Lead contaminated soil is a persistent global threat to the health of animal populations. Nevertheless, links between soil lead and its adverse effects on…”
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Rapid purification of DNA from soil for molecular biodiversity analysis
Published in Letters in applied microbiology (01-07-1998)“…A rapid DNA extraction method utilizing a bead‐beating machine is described. High molecular weight DNA could be extracted from up to 24 samples in less than 2…”
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Genetic structure and diversity of two highly vulnerable carcharhinids in Australian waters
Published in Endangered species research (01-01-2014)“…Molecular techniques were employed to investigate genetic structure and diversity in dusky Carcharhinus obscurus and sandbar C. plumbeus sharks in the…”
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House Sparrows as Sentinels of Childhood Lead Exposure
Published in Environmental science & technology (11-06-2024)“…Our understanding of connections between human and animal health has advanced substantially since the canary was introduced as a sentinel of toxic conditions…”
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Spatial distribution and composition of mine dispersed trace metals in residential soil and house dust: Implications for exposure assessment and human health
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (15-01-2022)“…Trace metal exposure from environmental sources remains a persistent global problem, particularly in communities residing adjacent to metal extraction and…”
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Methods for microbial DNA extraction from soil for PCR amplification
Published in Biological procedures online (14-05-1998)“…Amplification of DNA from soil is often inhibited by co-purified contaminants. A rapid, inexpensive, large-scale DNA extraction method involving minimal…”
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