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Antibiotic‐resistant Salmonella in swine wastes and farm surface waters by Casanova, L.M., Hill, V.R., Sobsey, M.D.

“…Hog production takes place mostly in large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) where waste is managed by storing in lagoons prior to land…”
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Reductions of E. coli, echovirus type 12 and bacteriophages in an intermittently operated household-scale slow sand filter by Elliott, M.A., Stauber, C.E., Koksal, F., DiGiano, F.A., Sobsey, M.D.

“…Point-of-use (POU) drinking water treatment technology enables those without access to safe water sources to improve the quality of their water by treating it…”
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Effects of environmental storage conditions on survival of indicator organisms in a blend of surface water and dual disinfected reclaimed water by Bailey, E.S., Casanova, L.M., Sobsey, M.D.

“…Aims The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of temperature, mixing and sunlight exposure on the 5‐day survival of Escherichia coli, Enterococcus…”
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Surveillance of enteric viruses and coliphages in a tropical urban catchment by Rezaeinejad, S., Vergara, G.G.R.V., Woo, C.H., Lim, T.T., Sobsey, M.D., Gin, K.Y.H.

“…An assessment of the occurrence and concentration of enteric viruses and coliphages was carried out in highly urbanized catchment waters in the tropical…”
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Virus attenuation by microbial mechanisms during the idle time of a household slow sand filter by Elliott, M.A., DiGiano, F.A., Sobsey, M.D.

“…The biosand filter (BSF) is a household slow sand filter that is operated intermittently such that an idle time of typically 18–22 h occurs in between daily…”
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Inactivation of murine norovirus, feline calicivirus and echovirus 12 as surrogates for human norovirus (NoV) and coliphage (F+) MS2 by ultraviolet light (254 nm) and the effect of cell association on UV inactivation by Park, G.W, Linden, K.G, Sobsey, M.D

“…Aims: To determine inactivation profiles of three human norovirus (NoV) surrogate viruses and coliphage MS2 by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and the protective…”
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Evaluation of FRNA coliphages as indicators of human enteric viruses in a tropical urban freshwater catchment by Vergara, G.G.R.V., Goh, S.G., Rezaeinejad, S., Chang, S.Y., Sobsey, M.D., Gin, K.Y.H.

“…This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between FRNA coliphages (FRNA GI to GIV) and human enteric viruses (human adenoviruses, HAdV, astroviruses, AstV,…”
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Alternative fecal indicators and their empirical relationships with enteric viruses, Salmonella enterica, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in surface waters of a tropical urban catchment by Liang, L, Goh, S G, Vergara, G G R V, Fang, H M, Rezaeinejad, S, Chang, S Y, Bayen, S, Lee, W A, Sobsey, M D, Rose, J B, Gin, K Y H

“…The suitability of traditional microbial indicators (i.e., Escherichia coli and enterococci) has been challenged due to the lack of correlation with pathogens…”
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Development and Evaluation of a Broadly Reactive TaqMan Assay for Rapid Detection of Hepatitis A Virus by Jothikumar, N, Cromeans, T. L, Sobsey, M. D, Robertson, B. H

“…Primers and a TaqMan probe for the 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of the hepatitis A virus (HAV) genome were designed and evaluated. The assay detected 0.5…”
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Evaluation of positively charged alumina nanofibre cartridge filters for the primary concentration of noroviruses, adenoviruses and male-specific coliphages from seawater by Gibbons, C.D, Rodríguez, R.A, Tallon, L, Sobsey, M.D

“…To evaluate the electropositive, alumina nanofibre (NanoCeram) cartridge filter as a primary concentration method for recovering adenovirus, norovirus and…”
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Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of the Plastic BioSand Water Filter in Cambodia by Stauber, C. E, Printy, E. R, McCarty, F. A, Liang, K. R, Sobsey, M. D

“…About half of the rural population of Cambodia lacks access to improved water; an even higher percentage lacks access to latrines. More than 35,000 concrete…”
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Deep tubewell microbial water quality and access in arsenic mitigation programs in rural Bangladesh by Goel, V., Islam, M.S., Yunus, M., Ali, M.T., Khan, A.F., Alam, N., Faruque, A.S.G., Bell, G., Sobsey, M., Emch, M.

“…The objective of this paper is to determine whether deep tubewells installed through arsenic mitigation efforts in rural Bangladesh provide better drinking…”
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Ceramic media amended with metal oxide for the capture of viruses in drinking water by Brown, J., Sobsey, M.D.

“…Ceramic materials that can adsorb and/or inactivate viruses in water may find widespread application in low-tech drinking-water treatment technologies in…”
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Sustained use of a household-scale water filtration device in rural Cambodia by Brown, Joe, Proum, S, Sobsey, M D

“…The effectiveness of point-of-use water treatment may be limited by declining use over time, particularly when water treatment is introduced via targeted…”
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Escherichia coli in household drinking water and diarrheal disease risk: evidence from Cambodia by Brown, J.M, Proum, S, Sobsey, M.D

“…Escherichia coli counts in household drinking water may or may not reliably indicate the presence of diarrheogenic pathogens originating in feces. The extent…”
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Norovirus outbreak associated with undercooked oysters and secondary household transmission by ALFANO-SOBSEY, E., SWEAT, D., HALL, A., BREEDLOVE, F., RODRIGUEZ, R., GREENE, S., PIERCE, A., SOBSEY, M., DAVIES, M., LEDFORD, S. L.

“…During December 2009, over 200 individuals reported gastrointestinal symptoms after dining at a North Carolina restaurant. An outbreak investigation included a…”
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simple and novel method for recovering adenovirus 41 in small volumes of source water by Wu, J, Rodriguez, R.A, Stewart, J.R, Sobsey, M.D

“…Aim: A new procedure was developed to recover adenovirus 41 in small volumes (1 l) of water samples based on adsorption, elution and evaporation. Methods and…”
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Characterisation of the biosand filter for E. coli reductions from household drinking water under controlled laboratory and field use conditions by Stauber, C E, Elliott, M A, Koksal, F, Ortiz, G M, DiGiano, F A, Sobsey, M D

“…More than a billion people in the developing world lack access to safe and reliable sources of drinking water. Point of use (POU) household water treatment…”
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Ambient‐temperature incubation for the field detection of Escherichia coli in drinking water by Brown, J., Stauber, C., Murphy, J.L., Khan, A., Mu, T., Elliott, M., Sobsey, M.D.

“…Aims:  Escherichia coli is the pre‐eminent microbiological indicator used to assess safety of drinking water globally. The cost and equipment requirements for…”
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Survival of surrogate coronaviruses in water by Casanova, Lisa, Rutala, William A., Weber, David J., Sobsey, Mark D.

“…The emergence of a previously unknown coronavirus infection, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), demonstrated that fecally contaminated liquid droplets…”
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