A5042599160- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Gut microbiota and health
- Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Dental materials and restorations
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Fecal contamination and water quality
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
2021-2025
Stony Brook University
2017-2022
Advanced Energy (United States)
2021
We compared SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary settled solids and raw wastewater samples matched date to investigate the relationship between two matrices.
Municipal wastewater provides an integrated sample of a diversity human-associated microbes across sewershed, including viruses. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is promising strategy to detect pathogens and may serve as early warning system for disease outbreaks. Notably, WBE has garnered substantial interest during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic track burden through analyses severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA. Throughout COVID-19 outbreak, tracking SARS-CoV-2...
Microbial contamination of urban stormwater, rivers, and creeks during rainstorms is a persistent widespread problem. Remediation these waters has proven to be challenging since there are many potential sources for the fecal indicator bacteria on which water quality regulated. source tracking markers have allowed improved identification quantification contamination, but majority source-attributed microbial targets not responsible causing illnesses associated with waterborne human...
Barrier island lagoons are the most common type of estuary in world and can be prone to eutrophication as well formation closure ocean inlets via severe storm activity. This study describes biological, chemical, physical changes that occurred along south shore Long Island, NY, USA, following a new inlet eastern Great South Bay (GSB) by Hurricane Sandy October 2012. Time series sampling experiments were performed at multiple locations within GSB neighboring Moriches from 2013 through 2018....
Abstract Wastewater-based epidemiology has gained attention throughout the world for detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater to supplement clinical testing. Methods have been developed using both liquid and solid fraction wastewater, with some studies reporting higher concentrations solids. To investigate this relationship further, we collaborated six other laboratories conduct a study across five publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) where primary solids raw influent samples were...
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is useful for detecting pathogen prevalence and may serve to effectively monitor diseases across broad scales. WBE has been used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic track disease burden through quantifying SARS-CoV-2 RNA present in wastewater. Aside from case load estimation, being assay viral genomic diversity emerging potential variants. Here, we a study which sequenced extracted sewage influent obtained eight wastewater treatment plants representing 16...
Abstract Municipal wastewater provides a representative sample of human fecal waste across catchment area and contains wide diversity microbes. Sequencing samples information about human-associated medically-important microbial populations, may be useful to assay disease prevalence antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Here, we present study in which used untargeted metatranscriptomic sequencing on RNA extracted from 275 sewage influent obtained eight treatment plants (WTPs) representing...
In the United States, 24% of single-family homes have on-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTS). Not only is proportion much higher in some areas, but also most OWTS provide no nitrogen removal. An innovative alternative to such are nitrogen-removing biofilters (NRBs), passive two-layer designed select nitrifying (top layer) and denitrifying (bottom microbial assemblages from incoming microorganisms remove household by sequential nitrification-denitrification. Little known about ecology...
Abstract Objective Peri‐implantitis has been attributed to a myriad of factors, including microleakage at the abutment‐implant interface. Implant abutment access channel sealing materials (IACSM) are readily used in implant dentistry, with little evidence on their effect microleakage. This study aims evaluate IACSM microbial composition and peri‐implant sulcus. Methods A total n = 8 patients (64 implants) were included this single‐blinded, randomized controlled trial, whereas four different...
Abstract Environmental managers need a rapid and cost‐effective monitoring tool for tracking the spread of invasive species, particularly at onset introduction. The macroalgae Caulerpa prolifera is considered an species outside its native range, colonizing large patches seafloor, reducing altering ecosystem functioning. Here, we developed droplet digital PCR assay detection C. from environmental DNA seawater samples using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. While itself was confirmed...
Abstract Municipal wastewater provides an integrated sample of a diversity human-associated microbes across sewershed, including viruses. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is promising strategy to detect pathogens and may serve as early-warning system for disease outbreaks. Notably, WBE has garnered substantial interest during the COVID-19 pandemic track burden through analyses SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Throughout outbreak, tracking in been important tool understanding spread virus. Unlike...
Abstract On‐site wastewater treatment systems (OWTSs) can be designed to promote microbial communities with naturally occurring metabolic functions desirable treatment. Among such OWTSs are nitrogen‐removing biofilters (NRBs), comprising a sand layer overlying sand‐lignocellulose (sand‐lc) and intended sequential nitrification denitrification. The design of NRBs is based on the hypothesis that niche processes like environmental selection strongly structure communities, which predicts...
Abstract Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) is a useful method to detect pathogen prevalence and may serve effectively monitor diseases at broad scale. WBE has been used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic track localized population-level disease burden through quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA present in wastewater. Aside from case load estimation, being assay viral genomic diversity emergence potential variants. Here, we study which sequenced extracted sewage influent samples obtained eight...
Abstract The macroalgae Caulerpa prolifera is considered an invasive species in many environments and can colonize large patches of seafloor, reduce native species, alter ecosystem functioning. Environmental managers need a rapid cost-effective monitoring tool for tracking the spread this species. We developed digital PCR assay detection C. from environmental DNA seawater samples. demonstrate, both field laboratory experiments, that algae undetectable practical applications eDNA due to its...
Abstract Assessing the co-occurrence of health risk factors in coastal ecosystems is challenging due to limited co-located environmental monitoring data. Understanding particularly important for that may be associated with or occur similar conditions, such as harmful algal bloom toxins and bacterial pathogens within genus Vibrio . This study examined spp. domoic acid (DA) by analyzing existing California Department Public Health data V. parahaemolyticus DA, conducting seasonal these across...