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Antibiotic Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Conventional , No Antibiotics , and Humane Family Owned Retail Broiler Chicken Meat by Sanchez, Helen M, Whitener, Victoria A, Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Amundson, Alicia, Collins, Carolyn, Duran-Gonzalez, Mckenzie, Giragossian, Edwin, Hornstra, Allison, Kamel, Sarah, Maben, Andrea, Reynolds, Amelia, Roswell, Elizabeth, Schmidt, Benjamin, Sevigny, Lauren, Xiong, Cindy, Jay, Jennifer A

“…The use of antibiotics for therapeutic and especially non-therapeutic purposes in livestock farms promotes the development of antibiotic resistance in…”
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Disparate Antibiotic Resistance Gene Quantities Revealed across 4 Major Cities in California: A Survey in Drinking Water, Air, and Soil at 24 Public Parks by Echeverria-Palencia, Cristina M, Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Tran, Nghi, Ericksen, Cody A, Melendez, Isabel, Sanchez, Michael G, Walpert, Devin, Yuan, Tony, Ficara, Elizabeth, Senthilkumar, Niru, Sun, Fangfang, Li, Renjie, Hernandez-Cira, Marisol, Gamboa, Demi, Haro, Heather, Paulson, Suzanne E, Zhu, Yifang, Jay, Jennifer A

“…Widespread prevalence of multidrug and pandrug-resistant bacteria has prompted substantial concern over the global dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes…”
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Effect of freshwater sediment characteristics on the persistence of fecal indicator bacteria and genetic markers within a Southern California watershed by Zimmer-Faust, Amity G., Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Marambio-Jones, Catalina, Cao, Yiping, Griffith, John F., Holden, Patricia A., Jay, Jennifer A.

“…In this study, the aging of culturable FIB and DNA representing genetic markers for Enterococcus spp. (ENT1A), general Bacteroides (GB3), and human-associated…”
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Multi-tiered approach utilizing microbial source tracking and human associated-IMS/ATP for surveillance of human fecal contamination in Baja California, Mexico by Zimmer-Faust, Amity G., Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Lee, Christine M., Whitener, Victoria, Rugh, Megan, Mendoza-Espinosa, Leopoldo, Jay, Jennifer A.

“…As both the need for reuse of reclaimed wastewater and the burden placed on existing wastewater treatment plants increase, so does the need for methods that…”
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Use of Viability-Based Methods for Improved Detection of Recent Fecal Contamination in a Microbial Source Tracking Study Near Tijuana, Mexico by Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Zimmer-Faust, Amity G., Jay, Jennifer A.

“…Current microbial source tracking methods heavily rely on the use of quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays to differentiate human and non-human sources of fecal…”
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Antibiotic Resistance in Airborne Bacteria Near Conventional and Organic Beef Cattle Farms in California, USA by Sancheza, Helen M., Echeverria, Cristina, Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Zimmer-Faust, Amy, Flores, Ariel, Laitz, Madeleine, Healy, Gregory, Mahendra, Shaily, Paulson, Suzanne E., Zhu, Yifang, Jay, Jennifer A.

“…Levels of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and the fractions of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) among culturable heterotrophic bacteria were compared in…”
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Long-term monitoring of molecular markers can distinguish different seasonal patterns of fecal indicating bacteria sources by Riedel, Timothy E., Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Zimmer-Faust, Amity G., Dagit, Rosi, Krug, Jenna, Hanley, Kaitlyn T., Adamek, Krista, Ebentier, Darcy L., Torres, Robert, Cobian, Uriel, Peterson, Sophie, Jay, Jennifer A.

“…Elevated levels of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) have been observed at Topanga Beach, CA, USA. To identify the FIB sources, a microbial source tracking study…”
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Performance and specificity of the covalently linked immunomagnetic separation-ATP method for rapid detection and enumeration of enterococci in coastal environments by Zimmer-Faust, Amity G, Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Ferguson, Donna, Jay, Jennifer A

“…The performance and specificity of the covalently linked immunomagnetic separation-ATP (Cov-IMS/ATP) method for the detection and enumeration of enterococci…”
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Erratum to: Antibiotic Resistance in Airborne Bacteria Near Conventional and Organic Beef Cattle Farms in California, USA by Sanchez, Helen M., Echeverria, Cristina, Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Zimmer-Faust, Amy, Flores, Ariel, Laitz, Madeleine, Healy, Gregory, Mahendra, Shaily, Paulson, Suzanne E., Zhu, Yifang, Jay, Jennifer A.

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Fecal Indicator Bacteria Levels Do Not Correspond with Incidence of Human-Associated HF183 Bacteroides 16S rRNA Genetic Marker in Two Urban Southern California Watersheds by Mika, Kathryn B, Ginsburg, David W, Lee, Christine M, Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Jay, Jennifer A

“…The variability of levels of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) and a human-associated genetic marker (HF183) during wet and dry weather conditions was…”
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Detection limits and cost comparisons of human- and gull-associated conventional and quantitative PCR assays in artificial and environmental waters by Riedel, Timothy E., Zimmer-Faust, Amity G., Thulsiraj, Vanessa, Madi, Tania, Hanley, Kaitlyn T., Ebentier, Darcy L., Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara, Layton, Blythe, Raith, Meredith, Boehm, Alexandria B., Griffith, John F., Holden, Patricia A., Shanks, Orin C., Weisberg, Stephen B., Jay, Jennifer A.

“…Some molecular methods for tracking fecal pollution in environmental waters have both PCR and quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays available for use. To assist…”
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Evaluation and Performance of Rapid Methods for Identifying and Tracking Sources of Fecal Pollution in Coastal Watersheds by Thulsiraj, Vanessa

“…Fecal contamination of coastal waters is known to degrade the environment and poses a health risk to recreational beach users. Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB)…”
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Evaluation and Performance of Rapid Methods for Identifying and Tracking Sources of Fecal Pollution in Coastal Watersheds by Thulsiraj, Vanessa

“…Fecal contamination of coastal waters is known to degrade the environment and poses a health risk to recreational beach users. Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB)…”
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