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Pathogens10
  • The process involves measuring known microbial pathogens or indicators and running a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the risk of transfer. (wikipedia.org)
  • Rose is Director of the Global Water Pathogens Project and is involved with the Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Institute. (nwri-usa.org)
  • A small number of studies reported that consumption of veal liver was associated with an increased risk of human illness from these two pathogens. (usda.gov)
  • Water quality studies today tend to focus on the indicators of pathogens, but Joan's work targets actual threat agents such as viruses, mapping water quality and health risks in waterways throughout the world. (iwa-network.org)
  • Her applied research interests include study of microbial pathogens in recreational waters and climatic factors impacting water quality. (iwa-network.org)
  • Models describing the limits of growth of pathogens under multiple constraints will aid management of the safety of foods which are sporadically contaminated with pathogens and for which subsequent growth of the pathogen would significantly increase the risk of food-borne illness. (edu.au)
  • In the paper, we build a quantitative model for the emergence of antibiotic resistance genes in human pathogens and populate it using the few numbers that are available on different processes (bacterial uptake, horizontal gene transfer rates, rate of mobilization of chromosomal genes, etc.) in the literature (1) . (microbiology.se)
  • In health, microbial communities exist in a homeostatic balance with the host that contributes to ecosystem stability and provides resistance to colonization by exogenous pathogens. (biomedcentral.com)
  • DHHS) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) of tory workers and to prevent contamination of the outside en- the possession of specific pathogens or toxins (i.e., select vironment ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Although clinical and research microbiology agents), as defined by DHHS, or certain animal and plant laboratories might contain dangerous biologic, chemical, and pathogens or toxins (i.e., high-consequence pathogens), as radioactive materials, to date, only a limited number of defined by USDA. (cdc.gov)
QMRA3
  • Quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA) is the process of estimating the risk from exposure to microorganisms. (wikipedia.org)
  • QMRA has expanded to be used to estimate microbial risk in many fields, but is particularly important in assessments of food water supply and human faeces/wastewater safety. (wikipedia.org)
  • The World Health Organisation's 2006 Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater in Agriculture suggest that QMRA should be used to determine possible risk levels which can be achieved by sanitation systems. (wikipedia.org)
Ecology2
  • Specified Elective Courses" must exclusively be selected from amongst a list of courses within the categories of either "Pollution Control and Modeling", or "Molecular Ecology and Microbial Biotechnology", or "Socio-Ecological Sustainability" concentration areas. (boun.edu.tr)
  • Microbial Ecology. (hutton.ac.uk)
American Academy of M1
20231
  • 2023. Risk of organism acquisition from prior room occupants: An updated systematic review . (cardiff.ac.uk)
Clinical microbiology2
  • To determine the extent of antimicrobial susceptibility testing of S. pneumoniae and the prevalence of penicillin resistance among pneumococcal isolates from July 1992 through June 1993, in August 1993 the Connecticut Department of Public Health and Addiction Services (DPHAS) surveyed all 44 hospitals with clinical microbiology laboratories in Connecticut. (cdc.gov)
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. (lu.se)
Fecal3
  • 2015 ) Distribution of human-specific bacteroidales and fecal indicator bacteria in an urban watershed impacted by sewage pollution, determined using RNA- and DNA-based quantitative PCR assays. (academictree.org)
  • 2013 ) Correlative assessment of fecal indicators using human mitochondrial DNA as a direct marker. (academictree.org)
  • 2007. Impact of pH on lactate formation and utilization by human fecal microbial communities . (hutton.ac.uk)
Foodborne2
  • Recent changes in human demographics and food preferences, changes in food production and distribution systems, microbial adaptation, and lack of support for public health resources and infrastructure have led to the emergence of novel as well as traditional foodborne diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • With increasing travel and trade opportunities, it is not surprising that now there is a greater risk of contracting and spreading a foodborne illness locally, regionally, and even globally. (cdc.gov)
Environmental7
  • Environmental Microbiology - 1) basic microbiology: biochemical principles, cell structure organization, microbial nutrition and growth, 2) the important microbes involved in environmental microbiology and address the environments where they are found, and 3) how they are detected and monitored, and their effects on humans, and the environment. (njit.edu)
  • Active air sampling plays a crucial role in environmental monitoring, occupational safety assessments, and research studies related to air pollution. (jjtobin.com)
  • Her research focuses on drinking water treatment strategies, environmental impact assessment, and risk management. (queensu.ca)
  • The Environmental Engineering Laboratories in Mitchell Hall at Queen's comprise 10,000 square feet of state-of-the-art water research space that include capabilities such as high-performance liquid chromatography, quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction molecular techniques, brightfield and fluorescence microscopy, ATP and other molecular monitoring for drinking water research. (queensu.ca)
  • The Drinking Water Quality Group is currently seeking talented graduate students and post-doctoral candidates with a strong background in environmental chemistry, aquatic chemistry, analytical chemistry, microbiology, and drinking water quality to work in the areas of water quality in distribution systems, drinking water discolouration, premise plumbing water quality, antimicrobial and metals resistance in drinking water biofilms, harmful algal bloom remediation, and emerging contaminant treatment. (queensu.ca)
  • Environmental Microbiology 24(12), pp. 6426-6438. (cardiff.ac.uk)
  • When the adjacent gingival soft-tissues are inflamed, the flow of serum-like transudate (gingival crevicular fluid, GCF) into the pocket increases and under the influence of this environmental perturbation, homeostasis in the subgingival microbial community can be disturbed giving rise to dysbiosis that predisposes the site to disease [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
BIOFILMS1
  • About 80-90% of halitosis is due to intraoral microbial species that populate on the tongue, teeth, and periodontal biofilms. (medscape.com)
Microorganisms1
  • Further, it makes students familiar with performance of risk assesment, keeping of safety work standards in laboratories of different types and control methods used for determination of microorganisms. (vscht.cz)
Microbiological2
  • the way the immunocompromised host and the aggressive ICU environment interact is only partially discovered, the available biomarkers for diagnosis are not sufficient to ensure prompt differentiation between sick patients and patients at risk, the microbiological cultures require invasive techniques and time consuming methods. (springeropen.com)
  • Antoine Depage (Belgian military surgeon, 1862-1925) reintroduced wound debridement and delayed wound closure and relied on microbiological assessment of wound brushings as guidance for the timing of secondary wound closure. (medscape.com)
Contamination5
  • Schaffner is a distinguished professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey whose expertise includes quantitative microbial risk assessment, predictive food microbiology, hand-washing and cross-contamination. (kios.org)
  • In fact, since the majority of these products are sold as nonsterile, they are allowed some level of microbial contamination based on the United States Pharmacopeia documents 61 and 62. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Because of this, some microbial contamination is allowed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • During preparation and packaging, the manufacturer must follow the United States Pharmacopeia documents 61 and 62 [ 22 , 23 ], outlining the methods to enumerate and examine microbial contamination in their products. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Traditional biosafety guidelines for laboratories have emphasized use of optimal work practices, appropriate containment equipment, well-designed facilities, and administrative controls to mini- mize risk of worker injury and to ensure safeguards against laboratory contamination. (cdc.gov)
Peatlands1
  • 2018. Predator-prey mass ratio drives microbial activity under dry conditions in Sphagnum peatlands. (unine.ch)
Infection3
  • Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum infection in children along the Texas-Mexico border and associated risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • Because compound fractures at the time almost invariably were associated with infection, amputation was the only option, despite a 25-90% risk of amputation stump infection. (medscape.com)
  • The recommended schedule for monitoring is based on the patient's risk for chronic infection. (medscape.com)
Bacterial1
Diversity2
  • 2014 ) Impact of alternate use of methanol on n-hexane biofiltration and microbial community structure diversity Biochemical Engineering Journal . (academictree.org)
  • This research was aimed to evaluate the microbial diversity of the wooden shelves used for the ripening of Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) Pecorino di Filiano and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Canestrato di Moliterno cheeses. (bvsalud.org)
Qualitative1
  • Qualitative and quantitative measures of toxicity and testing protocols are addressed. (njit.edu)
Hygiene4
  • Effective water hygiene risk management and water treatment optimization based on actionable microbiology data. (rqmicro.com)
  • Detection of Legionella hotspots in buildings, quantitative monitoring of total bacteria in water systems and reliable data for your water hygiene concept. (rqmicro.com)
  • Koch (Professor of Hygiene and Microbiology, Berlin, 1843-1910) first recognized the cause of infective foci as secondary to microbial growth in his 19th century postulates. (medscape.com)
  • Several studies have demonstrated that the colonization and accumulation of Streptococcus mutans is associated with dental caries in humans, since they are influenced by various factors in the oral cavity, such as nutrition and hygiene conditions of the host, salivary components, cleaning power and salivary flow and characteristics related with microbial virulence factors 3 . (bvsalud.org)
Pathogenic bacteria1
  • rqmicro has established a new class of rapid and reliable microbiology tests that allow users to quantify specific pathogenic bacteria, such as Legionella , or total number of bacteria. (rqmicro.com)
Determination1
  • Nine laboratories screened pneumococcal isolates by disk diffusion, then confirmed penicillin resistance by determination of a quantitative MIC. (cdc.gov)
Widespread1
  • Distribution patterns of soil microbial eukaryotes suggests widespread algivory by phagotrophic protists as an alternative pathway for nutrient cycling. (unine.ch)
Journal3
Genes2
  • The comments, "it is extremely unlikely that genes from genetically modified (GM) food can end up in bacteria in the gut of people who eat them", and "the findings had been assessed by several Government experts who had ruled that humans were not at risk", are seriously misleading. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • Molecular genetics has been and is a very useful tool used to better understanding of genes underlying quantitative traits associated with increasing crop yields or improving food quality. (intechopen.com)
Viruses1
  • Quantitative Assessment of the Adsorptive Behavior of Viruses to Soils. (epa.gov)
Resistance2
  • This paper has a quite interesting backstory, beginning with me having leftover time on a bus ride in Madison (WI), thinking about whether you could quantize the conceptual framework for resistance gene emergence we described in our 2018 review paper in FEMS Reviews Microbiology (3) . (microbiology.se)
  • My research focuses on antimicrobial biocides, an area of continuing global importance due in part to the rise in hospital acquired infections (HAIs) and emerging microbial resistance. (cardiff.ac.uk)
Minimize risks1
  • And so finding a way to stay out of the grocery store to minimize the time that you're in the grocery store, those are the things that we need to do to minimize risks. (conveniencematters.com)
Health10
  • Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and Mitigating Risk in Low-income Countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hereafter, the most efficient large-scale biocontrol/solar reactor treatment system combination will be validated in field trials and the health risk of exposure to MDR and XDR ESKAPE strains persisting after treatment will be estimated using risk assessment models. (sasm.org.za)
  • Joan B. Rose is an international authority on water microbiology, water quality, and public health safety, and she co-directs both MSU's Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment (CAMRA) and its Center for Water Sciences (CWS). (iwa-network.org)
  • Joan has been a chair of the IWA Specialist Group on Health-related Water Microbiology, she is a Distinguished Fellow (having been elected as a Fellow in 2010 and as Distinguished Fellow in 2014) was a Board Member from 2016 until 2021 and chaired the IWA COVID-19 Task Force. (iwa-network.org)
  • and Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Arizona, Tucson and is an international expert in water microbiology, water quality and public health safety. (iwa-network.org)
  • Description and use in health risk assessments. (cdc.gov)
  • By sampling the air directly, active air sampling provides valuable insights into air quality, pollutant levels, potential health risks, and the efficacy of ventilation and filtration systems. (jjtobin.com)
  • By analyzing the collected samples, researchers can evaluate air quality, monitor pollution levels, and investigate potential health risks associated with airborne particles. (jjtobin.com)
  • This data is crucial for assessing compliance with air quality regulations, identifying health risks, and formulating effective pollution control strategies. (jjtobin.com)
  • Because of the technical nature of the papers and the emphasis on microbiologic methods, the book will be less useful for public health professionals, risk managers, and epidemiologists. (cdc.gov)
Abstract1
  • dc.title: Applications of the indirect fluorescent antibody test in malaria dc.contributor.author: SIVANESARAJAH, Y dc.description.abstract: Various methods have been employed in the epidemiological assessment of malaria. (who.int)
Evaluate1
  • Serial dilutions were then made to evaluate microbial viability. (bvsalud.org)
Research2
  • Current research in the DWDL is examining the hydrodynamic and microbial factors that explain the adherence of metals (Fe, Mn) to the pipe substrate comprised of cellular and extra-cellular components. (queensu.ca)
  • necessary tools in clinical and research microbiology laboratories. (cdc.gov)
Probability2
  • 2020) Quantitative assessment of the probability of introducing bovine brucellosis into English cattle herds by imported live cattle. (rcvsknowledge.org)
  • These recommendations include conducting facility risk assessments and developing comprehensive security plans to minimize the probability of misuse of select agents. (cdc.gov)
Foods1
  • Production and microbial analysis of fermented foods. (edu.au)
Growth4
  • ComBase describes and predicts quantified microbial responses (growth and survival/inactivation) to different food environments. (foodrisk.org)
  • The fitted equations also described well the growth limits of all strains of L. monocytogenes reported in the literature, except at temperatures beyond the limits of the experimental data used to develop the model (3 to 35°C). The models developed will improve the rigor of microbial food safety risk assessment and provide quantitative data in a concise form for the development of safer food products and processes. (edu.au)
  • Furthermore, SAcEW US40 C treatment efficiently extended lag time of B. cereus by 0.210.5 hrs, reduced that of specific growth rate by 0.010.23 log CFU/h during storage at different temperatures from 5 to 35 C. Therefore, this combined hurdle technology is capable of improving microbial safety of potato during storage and distribution. (hocl.com)
  • Growth of L. monocytogenes is among the most important factors affecting the risk of human listeriosis. (bvsalud.org)
Examine1
  • This framework will be used to identify factors that drive metal accumulation and water quality risks, examine mechanisms that lead to the accumulation/release of metals, optimize unidirectional flushing operations to prevent water quality problems, and develop a data-driven machine-learning tool to predict water quality risks and assist Canadian municipalities in planning their system operations and maintenance strategies. (queensu.ca)
Occupational5
  • Occupational exposure to high-molecular-weight allergens is a risk factor for the development and pathogenesis of IgE-mediated respiratory disease. (cdc.gov)
  • In some occupational environments, workers are at an increased risk of exposure to fungal enzymes used in industrial production. (cdc.gov)
  • Exposure-response relationships have been demonstrated, and atopic workers directly handling fungal enzymes are at an increased risk for IgE-mediated disease and occupational asthma. (cdc.gov)
  • The production of antibody-based immunoassays is necessary for the assessment of occupational exposure and the development of threshold limit values. (cdc.gov)
  • 6]. Some of the best examples of high-molecular-weight sectors, workers are at increased risk of becoming sensitized occupational allergens are the fungal enzymes. (cdc.gov)
Analysis3
  • Microbial Risk Analysis , 16, no. 100130. (rcvsknowledge.org)
  • New service offering based on rapid and quantitative analysis of bacteria in water. (rqmicro.com)
  • Descriptive data analysis and, for microbial viability, Mann Whitney test were performed (p0.05). (bvsalud.org)
Soil1
  • A proposal for estimation of soil leaching and leaching constants for use in assessment models. (cdc.gov)
Mortality1
  • In this scenario, healthcare-associated infections may occur, leaving the patient at higher risk of mortality and increasing costs of care substantially. (biomedcentral.com)
Water1
  • Funded by an NSERC Alliance of $450K, the Drinking Water Quality Group at Queen's University and the City of Calgary are partnering to develop a risk assessment and mitigation framework to assist Canadian municipalities to assess water quality risk and optimize operation and maintenance strategies to protect DWDS quality. (queensu.ca)
Data1
  • On-site deployment of the rqmicro.COUNT instrument enables a market-leading time-to-result and a full integration of quantitative microbiology data into operational workflows. (rqmicro.com)
University1
Management2
Human4
  • Liu Y, Zhang YZ, Imoto S . Microbial Gene Ontology informed deep neural network for microbe functionality discovery in human diseases. (google.com)
  • These assessments are logical extensions of the valuable human infectivity studies described in several papers in the book. (cdc.gov)
  • The risk of cancer is highlighted by the recent report that gene therapy - genetic modification of human cells - claimed its first cancer victim [4]. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • The human oral cavity is a highly complex ecosystem in which the tooth- and soft-tissue surfaces offer distinct ecological niches for microbial colonization. (biomedcentral.com)
Acute1
  • Toxicology - The assessment of acute, sub-acute and chronic effects of hazardous and toxic chemicals. (njit.edu)