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HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

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Journal of Water and Health, February 2018, Vol. 16, Issue 1.

Do natural spring waters in Australia and New Zealand affect health? A systematic review
Jessica Stanhope; Philip Weinstein; Angus Cook
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 1-13.

Restricted accessA systematic literature review of the enabling environment elements to improve implementation of water safety plans in high-income countries
Rachel Baum; Jamie Bartram
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 14-24.

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Evaluation of a most probable number method for the enumeration of Legionella pneumophila from North American potable and nonpotable water samples
Ray Petrisek; Jonathon Hall
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 25-33.

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Soil-transmitted helminth eggs assessment in wastewater in an urban area in India
Sonia Grego; Viswa Barani; Meghan Hegarty-Craver; Antony Raj; Prasanna Perumal; Adrian B. Berg; Colleen Archer
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 34-43.

Presence of Waddlia chondrophila in hot water systems from non-domestic buildings in France
Gemma Agustí; Thomas Le Calvez; Marie-Cecile Trouilhé; Philippe Humeau; Francesc Codony
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 44-48.
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Caries affected by calcium and fluoride in drinking water and family income
Erik Arvin; Allan Bardow; Henrik Spliid
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 49-56.

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Isolation, molecular characterization, and antibiotic resistance patterns of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from coastal water in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Lubna Ghenem; Nasreldin Elhadi
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 57-69.

The effect of sodium thiosulfate dechlorination on fecal indicator bacteria enumeration: laboratory and field data
Anna L. Murray; Emily Kumpel; Rachel Peletz; Ranjiv S. Khush; Daniele S. Lantagne
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 70-77.

Season matters when sampling streams for swine CAFO waste pollution impacts
Michael A. Mallin; Matthew R. McIver
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 78-86.

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Pool water quality and prevalence of microbes in filter backwash from metro-Atlanta swimming pools
Jennifer L. Murphy; Michele C. Hlavsa; Brittany C. Carter; Candace Miller; Narayanan Jothikumar; Taryn R. Gerth; Michael J. Beach; Vincent R. Hill
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 87-92.

Assessing the spatial pattern of iron in well water from a small central Florida community
Jason Hudgins; Nicholas Lambert; Steven Duranceau; J. Russell Butler
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 93-101.

Assessment of diversity of adenovirus DNA polymerase gene in recreational waters facilitated by ultracentrifugal concentration
Viviane Girardi; Meriane Demoliner; Caroline Rigotto; Vania Elisabete Schneider; Suelen Paesi; Fernando Rosado Spilki
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 102-111.

Sodium hypochlorite dosage for household and emergency water treatment: updated recommendations
Natalie Wilhelm; Anya Kaufmann; Elizabeth Blanton; Daniele Lantagne
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 112-125.

Inhibition of Daphnia magna’s occurrence in drinking water treatment process by controlling its phototactic behavior
Tao Lin; Yiwen Tan; Wei Chen
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 126-137.

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Microbial source tracking in highly vulnerable karst drinking water resources
D. Diston; R. Robbi; A. Baumgartner; R. Felleisen
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 138-149.

The role of chemical products at low doses in preventing the proliferation of bacteria in dental unit waterlines: the ICX® experience
Savina Ditommaso; Monica Giacomuzzi; Elisa Ricciardi; Roberto Garbuio; Carla M. Zotti
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 150-158.

Sorbent-embedded sheets for safe drinking water in developing countries: a case study of lead(II) removal by a zeolite-embedded sheet
Lester Botoman; Elvis Shukla; Erni Johan; Satoshi Mitsunobu; Naoto Matsue
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 159-163.

First reported isolation of an emerging opportunistic pathogen (Elizabethkingia anophelis) from hospital water systems in Greece
Maria A. Kyritsi; Varvara A. Mouchtouri; Spyros Pournaras; Christos Hadjichristodoulou
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Feb, 16(1), 164-170.

Awards

2018 Water Travel Award

Candidates should fulfill the following criteria:

1. Postdoctral fellows (within three years of receiving their Ph.D.) or Ph.D. students undertaking water resources research.
2. They must present their own, original work as a poster or oral presentations at the conference for which the travel award application is being made.

You can find the details of this travel award in: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/awards.pdf/0/36_2018_2_flyer.pdf

Jobs

Two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental Microbiology, Eawag

Research focus
Qualified individuals are invited to apply for the fellowship to conduct research in any field in the general area of environmental microbiology, including but not limited to:

  • Aquatic environmental microbiology
  • Environmental microbial biochemistry
  • Public health microbiology
  • Engineered aquatic environments
  • Experimental microbiology
  • Microbial ecology and evolution
  • Mathematical modeling of microbial processes
  • Novel microbiological methods

You can find details in: https://apply.refline.ch/673277/0585/pub/1/index.html

Featured Publications

Review of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016

Eurosurveillance, 2018, 23(4), pii=16-00825.

Judit Plutzer, Brian Lassen, Pikka Jokelainen, Olgica Djurković-Djaković, István Kucsera, Elisabeth Dorbek-Kolin, Barbara Šoba, Tamás Sréter, Kálmán Imre, Jasmin Omeragić, Aleksandra Nikolić, Branko Bobić, Tatjana Živičnjak, Snježana Lučinger, Lorena Lazarić Stefanović, Jasmina Kučinar, Jacek Sroka, Gunita Deksne, Dace Keidāne, Martin Kváč, Zuzana Hůzová, Panagiotis Karanis

http://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.4.16-00825

Featured Publications

Role of Environmental Factors in Shaping Spatial Distribution of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, Fiji

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 24, Number 2—February 2018.

Ruklanthi de Alwis, Conall Watson, Birgit Nikolay, John H. Lowry, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Tan Trinh Van, Dung Tran Thi Ngoc, Kitione Rawalai, Mere Taufa, Jerimaia Coriakula, Colleen L. Lau, Eric J. Nilles, W. John Edmunds, Mike Kama, Stephen Baker, and Jorge Cano

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0704_article

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