[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects

JH Kestel, DL Field, PW Bateman, NE White… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by
human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to …

A review on airborne microbes: the characteristics of sources, pathogenicity and geography

X Chen, D Kumari, V Achal - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microbes are widespread and have been much more studied in recent years. In this review,
we describe detailed information on airborne microbes that commonly originate from soil …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and distribution of microbial communities on the surface of External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) facades in residential buildings

CA Viegas, G Borsoi, LM Moreira, JL Parracha… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) are frequently used to
enhance the energy efficiency of the built environment. However, stains of presumable …

[HTML][HTML] Durability assessment of external thermal insulation composite systems in urban and maritime environments

JL Parracha, G Borsoi, R Veiga, I Flores-Colen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) are multilayer solutions
which provide an enhanced thermal performance to the building envelope. However …

Towards improved detection and identification of rust fungal pathogens in environmental samples using a metabarcoding approach

W Chen, D Radford, S Hambleton - Phytopathology®, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
The dispersion of fungal inocula such as the airborne spores of rust fungi (Pucciniales) can
be monitored through metabarcoding of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of the rRNA …

Long-term studies of biological components of atmospheric aerosol: Trends and variability

AS Safatov, IS Andreeva, GA Buryak, SE Olkin… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Biological components of atmospheric aerosol affect the quality of atmospheric
air. Long-term trends in changes of the concentrations of total protein (a universal marker of …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial contamination in grocery stores from Portugal and Spain—the neglected indoor environment to be tackled in the scope of the one health approach

C Viegas, B Gomes, R Cervantes, S Moreira… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial contamination in grocery shops (GS) should be evaluated since food commodities
are commonly handled by workers and customers increasing the risk of food contamination …

A case study on the application of spore sampling for the monitoring of macrofungi

M Schlegel, AD Treindl, J Panziera… - Molecular Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi play a vital role in ecosystem functioning, yet significant knowledge gaps persist in
understanding their diversity and distribution leading to uncertainties about their threat …

Cow farmers' homes host more diverse airborne bacterial communities than pig farmers' homes and suburban homes

H Amin, T Šantl-Temkiv, C Cramer… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Living on a farm has been linked to a lower risk of immunoregulatory disorders, such as
asthma, allergy, and inflammatory bowel disease. It is hypothesized that a decrease in the …

Genomic characterization of Francisella tularensis and other diverse Francisella species from complex samples

DM Wagner, DN Birdsell, RF McDonough… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Francisella tularensis, the bacterium that causes the zoonosis tularemia, and its genetic near
neighbor species, can be difficult or impossible to cultivate from complex samples. Thus …