Search Results - "MCDONALD, James E"
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Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in feces and urine and its potential role in person-to-person transmission and the environment-based spread of COVID-19
Published in The Science of the total environment (20-12-2020)“…The recent detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in feces has led to speculation that it can be transmitted via the fecal-oral/ocular route. This review aims to…”
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Viral indicators for tracking domestic wastewater contamination in the aquatic environment
Published in Water research (Oxford) (15-08-2020)“…Waterborne enteric viruses are an emerging cause of disease outbreaks and represent a major threat to global public health. Enteric viruses may originate from…”
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Seasonal and spatial dynamics of enteric viruses in wastewater and in riverine and estuarine receiving waters
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-09-2018)“…Enteric viruses represent a global public health threat and are implicated in numerous foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks. Nonetheless, relatively…”
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The Fibrobacteres: an Important Phylum of Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria
Published in Microbial ecology (01-02-2012)“…The phylum Fibrobacteres currently comprises one formal genus, Fibrobacter, and two cultured species, Fibrobacter succinogenes and Fibrobacter intestinalis,…”
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Abundance and Distribution of Enteric Bacteria and Viruses in Coastal and Estuarine Sediments-a Review
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (01-11-2016)“…The long term survival of fecal indicator organisms (FIOs) and human pathogenic microorganisms in sediments is important from a water quality, human health and…”
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A comparison of precipitation and filtration-based SARS-CoV-2 recovery methods and the influence of temperature, turbidity, and surfactant load in urban wastewater
Published in The Science of the total environment (20-02-2022)“…Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has become a complimentary surveillance tool during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Viral concentration methods from wastewater…”
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Impact of climate change on UK estuaries: A review of past trends and potential projections
Published in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (05-02-2016)“…UK estuarine environments are regulated by inter-acting physical processes, including tidal, wave, surge, river discharge and sediment supply. They regulate…”
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Sediment composition influences spatial variation in the abundance of human pathogen indicator bacteria within an estuarine environment
Published in PloS one (14-11-2014)“…Faecal contamination of estuarine and coastal waters can pose a risk to human health, particularly in areas used for shellfish production or recreation…”
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A New System, the LipiFlow, for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
Published in Cornea (01-04-2012)“…PURPOSETo evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the LipiFlow System compared to the iHeat Warm Compress (WC) for adults with meibomian gland dysfunction…”
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Tracing the fate of wastewater viruses reveals catchment-scale virome diversity and connectivity
Published in Water research (Oxford) (15-09-2021)“…•Viromics enables viral source tracking of human viruses in the aquatic environment•Viromics shows geographically and niche-distinct viral communities•Viral…”
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The presence of large focal lesions is a strong independent prognostic factor in multiple myeloma
Published in Blood (05-07-2018)“…Spatial intratumor heterogeneity is frequently seen in multiple myeloma (MM) and poses a significant challenge for risk classifiers, which rely on tumor…”
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Critical Evaluation of CrAssphage as a Molecular Marker for Human-Derived Wastewater Contamination in the Aquatic Environment
Published in Food and environmental virology (01-06-2019)“…The discharge of human-derived wastewater represents a major threat to water quality with the potential for waterborne disease outbreaks mainly associated with…”
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Integrated multi-omic analysis of host-microbiota interactions in acute oak decline
Published in Microbiome (30-01-2018)“…Britain's native oak species are currently under threat from acute oak decline (AOD), a decline-disease where stem bleeds overlying necrotic lesions in the…”
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Seasonal and diurnal surveillance of treated and untreated wastewater for human enteric viruses
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-11-2018)“…Understanding the abundance and fate of human viral pathogens in wastewater is essential when assessing the public health risks associated with wastewater…”
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Treatment to suppression of focal lesions on positron emission tomography-computed tomography is a therapeutic goal in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Published in Haematologica (Roma) (01-06-2018)“…Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography attenuation correction (PET-CT) in myeloma can detect and enumerate focal…”
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Critical Review on the Public Health Impact of Norovirus Contamination in Shellfish and the Environment: A UK Perspective
Published in Food and environmental virology (01-06-2017)“…We review the risk of norovirus (NoV) infection to the human population from consumption of contaminated shellfish. From a UK perspective, risk is apportioned…”
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Concentration and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Using Polyethylene Glycol-Based Concentration and qRT-PCR
Published in Methods and protocols (23-02-2021)“…Wastewater-based epidemiology has become an important tool for the surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. However, the detection of viruses in sewage is…”
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Characterising the Canine Oral Microbiome by Direct Sequencing of Reverse-Transcribed rRNA Molecules
Published in PloS one (08-06-2016)“…PCR amplification and sequencing of phylogenetic markers, primarily Small Sub-Unit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) genes, has been the paradigm for defining the…”
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Spatial patterns and environmental constraints on ecosystem services at a catchment scale
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-12-2016)“…Improved understanding and prediction of the fundamental environmental controls on ecosystem service supply across the landscape will help to inform decisions…”
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A new interocular suppression technique for measuring sensory eye dominance
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-01-2010)“…Recently devised tests have implemented forms of interocular suppression (e.g., binocular rivalry) to assess eye dominance. In an effort to combine the…”
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