HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

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September 30, 2025

PhD Position in Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics in Water Microbiology – TU Wien / ICC Water & Health

The Research Unit for Water & Health of the TU Wien is currently recruiting a PhD student, starting with 1st March 2026. The student will work at the crossroads of molecular microbiology, bioinformatics and environmental monitoring and will be part of the high-impact VIWA 2020+ project, an eight-year research collaboration between ICC Water & Health and the City of Vienna, to tackle real-world water safety challenges.

You can find details from the following link:
https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/257984

September 12, 2025

Featured Publications

Clostridium perfringens as an alternative fecal indicator bacteria in surface water quality: A national investigation in Chinese rivers

Water Research, Volume 286, 1 November 2025, 124223.

Wen Li, Qingbin Yuan, Xin Li, Miaomiao Teng, Zixuan Zhang, Yi Luo, Fengchang Wu

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425011303

September 12, 2025

Featured Publications

Close interactions between prokaryotes and plasmids or viruses highlight a pivotal role of horizontal gene transfer in shaping antibiotic/metal(loid) resistome and their prokaryotic supercarriers in untreated hospital sewage

Water Research, Volume 286, 1 November 2025, 124178.

Shufeng Liu, Youwen Zhang, Yao Cui, Wenran Du, Yinghao Li, Zhaokun Xiong, Jiawen Wang, Zongzhi Wu, Jinlong Yuan, Wen Liu

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425010851

September 7, 2025

HRWM News

Journal of Water and Health, Volume 23 Issue 8, 1 August 2025

The impact of radionuclides on water consumption in some water samples in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
Joseph Amanfo Ofori; E. C. K. Addison; Christiana Subaar; Ezekiel A. Ashai; Evans Asamoah
J Water Health (2025) 23 (8): 907–922.

Coupling WQI and multivariate statistical approaches for key parameter identification and human health risk assessment in the longevity region of Hechi City, China
Yanqing Zhang; Xizhi Nong; Huaxin Zhu; Jian Wang
J Water Health (2025) 23 (8): 923–939.

Assessment of Escherichia coli contamination risk across different environmental media in rural Ethiopia
Alazar Negash Horecha; Seblework Mekonen
J Water Health (2025) 23 (8): 940–951.

Warming drinking water distribution systems in the context of climate change: a scoping review on health-related microbial and chemical water quality effects
Jesse Limaheluw; Monique van der Aa
J Water Health (2025) 23 (8): 952–967.

Comparative study of residual chlorine, temperature and pH effect on swimming pools contamination by some pathogenic bacteria: Study of a case in Algeria
Lamia Lounaci
J Water Health (2025) 23 (8): 968–980.

September 7, 2025

Featured Publications

Making Waves: A research agenda for supporting a WASH sustainability transformations approach to climate change

Water Research X, Volume 28, 1 September 2025, 100376.

Jeremy Kohlitz

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589914725000751

September 7, 2025

Featured Publications

A novel methodology to develop EU water reuse risk management plan in agricultural water distribution networks and crop irrigation systems

Water Research X, Volume 28, 1 September 2025, 100395.

Pietro Drei, Giuseppe Mancuso, Stevo Lavrnić, Roberta Maffettone, Massimo Spizzirri, Luisa Merluzzi, Alessandra Mastrantonio, Paolo Burla, Attilio Toscano

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589914725000945

September 7, 2025

Featured Publications

HyEco: A hybrid hydrodynamic-cum-ecological modelling framework to demystify flood and human-health risks over flood-prone metropolis

Water Research X, Volume 28, 1 September 2025, 100396.

Rahul Deopa, Mohit Prakash Mohanty

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589914725000957

September 7, 2025

Featured Publications

Irrigation systems as reservoirs of diverse and pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains endangering crop health

Water Research X, Volume 28, 1 September 2025, 100380.

Marina Anteljević, Iva Rosić, Olja Medić, Tamara Ranković, Karolina Sunjog, Margareta Kračun-Kolarević, Stoimir Kolarević, Tanja Dreo, Aleksander Benčič, Tanja Berić, Slaviša Stanković, Ivan Nikolić

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589914725000799

September 7, 2025

Featured Publications

The hydrophobicity of lignin enhances E. coli survival during NaClO exposure

Water Research X, Volume 28, 1 September 2025, 100362.

Weihong Xu, Haibei Li, Zhongwei Yang, Tianjiao Chen, Shuqing Zhou, Yue Zhao, Danyang Shi, Dong Yang, Junwen Li, Min Jin

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589914725000611

September 2, 2025

Featured Publications

Bioluminescent-reporter phagosensor for quantitative detection of viable Escherichia coli in water

Water Research, Volume 285, 1 October 2025, 124151.

Qin Gong, Bo Song, Rong Zhao, Ruihua Ma, Danqing Wang, Xiujuan Qin, Yao Li, Wanping Chen, Linxin Ma, Harish Menghwar, Chenxi Huang, Qinqin Ma

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425010589

September 2, 2025

Featured Publications

A quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) approach to determine water quality guidelines for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in building plumbing

Water Research, Volume 285, 1 October 2025, 124054.

Sayalee Joshi, Hunter Quon, Yun Shen, Lutgarde Raskin, Mark H. Weir, Rajveer Singh, Patrick L. Gurian, Kerry A. Hamilton

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425009625

September 2, 2025

Featured Publications

Differential decay mechanisms of human-associated Bacteroidales and bacteriophage genetic markers in aquatic environments: Impacts of indigenous microorganisms on DNA stability and fecal pollution assessment

Water Research, Volume 285, 1 October 2025, 124157.

Nengle Jiang, Changdong Ke, Jijing Zhong, Kai Jiang, Yongjie Wu, Yang Zhang, Yun Liu, Pengxia Liu, Kaiming Li, Bixian Mai, Renren Wu

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425010644

September 2, 2025

Featured Publications

A quantitative microbial risk assessment framework for cholera infection from post-flood ponds

Water Research, Volume 285, 1 October 2025, 124103.

Jingshui Huang, Carolina I. Hotta, Jorge Leandro

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425010115

September 2, 2025

Featured Publications

Suspended solids dominated tailing effect in UV disinfection of livestock wastewater: Mechanistic deciphering and modelling prediction for epidemic control

Water Research, Volume 285, 1 October 2025, 124133.

Wenjing Bai, Jiaojiao Xu, Zhen-Hu Hu, Rui Tang, Xinmin Zhan

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425010401

September 2, 2025

Featured Publications

Mitigation of opportunistic drinking water pathogens by onsite monochloramine disinfection in a hospital water system Author links open overlay panel

Water Research, Volume 285, 1 October 2025, 124107.

Marianne Grimard-Conea, Xavier Marchand-Senécal, Sébastien P. Faucher, Michèle Prévost

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135425010152

HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

PhD Position in Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics in Water Microbiology – TU Wien / ICC Water & Health

Clostridium perfringens as an alternative fecal indicator bacteria in surface water quality: A national investigation in Chinese rivers

Close interactions between prokaryotes and plasmids or viruses highlight a pivotal role of horizontal gene transfer in shaping antibiotic/metal(loid) resistome and their prokaryotic supercarriers in untreated hospital sewage

Journal of Water and Health, Volume 23 Issue 8, 1 August 2025

Making Waves: A research agenda for supporting a WASH sustainability transformations approach to climate change

A novel methodology to develop EU water reuse risk management plan in agricultural water distribution networks and crop irrigation systems

HyEco: A hybrid hydrodynamic-cum-ecological modelling framework to demystify flood and human-health risks over flood-prone metropolis

Irrigation systems as reservoirs of diverse and pathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains endangering crop health

The hydrophobicity of lignin enhances E. coli survival during NaClO exposure

Bioluminescent-reporter phagosensor for quantitative detection of viable Escherichia coli in water

A quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) approach to determine water quality guidelines for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in building plumbing

Differential decay mechanisms of human-associated Bacteroidales and bacteriophage genetic markers in aquatic environments: Impacts of indigenous microorganisms on DNA stability and fecal pollution assessment

A quantitative microbial risk assessment framework for cholera infection from post-flood ponds

Suspended solids dominated tailing effect in UV disinfection of livestock wastewater: Mechanistic deciphering and modelling prediction for epidemic control

Mitigation of opportunistic drinking water pathogens by onsite monochloramine disinfection in a hospital water system Author links open overlay panel

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