Search Results - "Lucas, Françoise S."
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atpE gene as a new useful specific molecular target to quantify Mycobacterium in environmental samples
Published in BMC microbiology (03-12-2013)“…The environment is the likely source of many pathogenic mycobacterial species but detection of mycobacteria by bacteriological tools is generally difficult and…”
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Environmental factors shape cloacal bacterial assemblages in great tit Parus major and blue tit P. caeruleus nestlings
Published in Journal of avian biology (01-11-2005)“…Despite their potential ecological and evolutionary importance, factors shaping the composition of bacterial communities in wild vertebrate populations remain…”
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Brood size modifications affect plumage bacterial assemblages of European starlings
Published in Molecular ecology (01-02-2005)“…During reproduction, birds face trade‐offs between time and energy devoted to parental effort and traits associated with self‐maintenance. We manipulated brood…”
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Neutral community model explains the bacterial community assembly in freshwater lakes
Published in FEMS microbiology ecology (01-11-2015)“…Over the past decade, neutral theory has gained attention and recognition for its capacity to explain bacterial community structure (BCS) in addition to…”
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Comparison of Culture Methods for Isolation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Surface Waters
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-06-2010)“…The environment is the likely source of most nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) involved in human infections, especially pulmonary, skin, and soft tissue…”
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Evaluating the Performance of Machine Learning Approaches to Predict the Microbial Quality of Surface Waters and to Optimize the Sampling Effort
Published in Water (Basel) (01-09-2021)“…Exposure to contaminated water during aquatic recreational activities can lead to gastrointestinal diseases. In order to decrease the exposure risk, the fecal…”
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Long-Term Stability of Low-Cost IoT System for Monitoring Water Quality in Urban Rivers
Published in Water (Basel) (01-06-2024)“…Monitoring water quality in urban rivers is crucial for water resource management since point and non-point source pollution remain a major challenge. However,…”
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Development of a Real-Time qPCR Method for Detection and Enumeration of Mycobacterium spp. in Surface Water
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-11-2010)“…A real-time quantitative PCR method was developed for the detection and enumeration of Mycobacterium spp. from environmental samples and was compared to two…”
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Variation of raw wastewater microbiological quality in dry and wet weather conditions
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-04-2014)“…The microbiological quality of urban wastewaters presents important environmental, sanitary, and political challenges. However, the variability of untreated…”
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Fluorescence spectroscopy for tracking microbiological contamination in urban waterbodies
Published in Frontiers in water (13-05-2024)“…Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a crucial role in freshwater ecosystem function. Monitoring of DOM in aquatic environments can be achieved by using…”
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Mycobacterium Behavior in Wastewater Treatment Plant, A Bacterial Model Distinct From Escherichia coli and Enterococci
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-06-2011)“…Mycobacteria are waterborne emerging pathogens causing infections in human. Mycobacteria have been previously isolated from wastewater and sludge, but their…”
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Detection of enterovirus in environmental waters: A new optimized method compared to commercial real-time RT-qPCR kits
Published in Journal of virological methods (01-12-2014)“…•We developed a new molecular tool for enterovirus detection in water samples.•We compared this new method to various commercial kits.•All methods cannot be…”
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Importance of Local and Regional Scales in Shaping Mycobacterial Abundance in Freshwater Lakes
Published in Microbial ecology (01-05-2018)“…Biogeographical studies considering the entire bacterial community may underestimate mechanisms of bacterial assemblages at lower taxonomic levels. In this…”
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Keratinolytic proteases of Bacillus species isolated from the Amazon basin showing remarkable de-hairing activity
Published in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology (01-03-2007)“…Three keratinolytic Bacillus spp. isolated from the Brazilian Amazon basin were characterized. The strains P6, P7 and P11 were identified based on…”
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DNA degradation in avian faecal samples and feasibility of non-invasive genetic studies of threatened capercaillie populations
Published in Conservation genetics (01-06-2006)“…We evaluated the feasibility of using faeces as a non-invasively collected DNA source for the genetic study of an endangered bird population (capercaillie;…”
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Differences in intestinal microbiota between avian brood parasites and their hosts
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-02-2009)“…The intestinal microbiota determines the effectiveness of digestion in vertebrates, and is influenced by the external environment (mainly the diet), gut…”
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Bacterial diversity at the cloaca relates to an immune response in magpie Pica pica and to body condition of great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius nestlings
Published in Journal of avian biology (01-01-2009)“…Diversity of the gut bacterial community is of prime importance for optimal food digestion and, therefore, for nutritional condition of avian nestlings…”
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Response of Sediment Bacterial Assemblages To Selenate and Acetate Amendments
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-02-2001)“…We followed the response of bacterial assemblages in slurries of estuarine sediments to amendments of 100 μM sodium selenate and 10 mM sodium acetate. Selenate…”
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Deciphering the Diversities of Astroviruses and Noroviruses in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents by a High-Throughput Sequencing Method
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-10-2015)“…Although clinical epidemiology lists human enteric viruses to be among the primary causes of acute gastroenteritis in the human population, their circulation…”
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Fluorescence spectroscopy for tracking microbiological contamination in urban waterbodies
Published in Frontiers in water (01-06-2024)“…Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a crucial role in freshwater ecosystem function. Monitoring of DOM in aquatic environments can be achieved by using…”
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