A5027395243- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
University of South Carolina
2021-2024
Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has proven instrumental in mitigating the spread COVID-19 by providing an economical and equitable approach to disease surveillance. Here, we analyze correlation RNA influents seven wastewater plants (WWTPs) across state South Carolina with corresponding daily case counts determine whether underlying characteristics WWTPs sewershed populations predict stronger correlations. The served these have varying social vulnerability represent 24% population....
To address the growing threat of global antimicrobial resistance, a one-health approach is needed to understand complex socioecological cycling antibiotic resistance genes. In this study, metagenomics using DNA shotgun sequencing, metagenome assembly, and gene (ARG) annotation was used examine seasonal patterns in abundance mobile colistin (mcr) variants bioaerosols liquid sludge three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). ARGs represented 0.2–0.8 0.1–0.2% bioaerosol metagenomes,...
Wastewater surveillance of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been leveraged during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as a public health tool at community and building level. In this study, we compare sequence diversity SARS-CoV-2 amplified from wastewater influent to Columbia, South Carolina, metropolitan treatment plant (WWTP) University Carolina campus September 2020, which represents peak COVID-19 cases university 2020. A total 92 unique...
Within urban and suburban sewersheds, SARS-CoV-2 released through faeces is transported sewage systems into municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Studies have shown that viral RNA detectable in untreated but not WWTP effluent. In this study, we investigated steps between the influent final treated effluent to identify point at which below detection. Additionally, examined air surrounding high turbulence test for presence of WWTP-generated bioaerosols. To examine potential worker...