Many bacterial species have been found to exist in a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state
since its discovery in 1982. VBNC cells are characterized by a loss of culturability on routine …

Background Legionella pneumophila (Lp) is a water-borne opportunistic pathogen. In water,
Lp can survive for an extended period of time until it encounters a permissive host. …

Fresh-water sources of drinking water are experiencing toxic cyanobacterial blooms more
frequently. Chemical oxidation is a common approach to treat cyanobacteria and their toxins. …

Conventional processes (coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration) are widely
used in drinking water treatment plants and are considered a good treatment strategy to …

Legionella pneumophila is a waterborne pathogen, and survival in the aquatic environment
is central to its transmission to humans. Therefore, identifying genes required for its survival …

Here, we combined flow cytometry (FCM) and phylogenetic analyses after cell sorting to
characterize the dominant groups of the prokaryotic assemblages inhabiting two ponds of …

Legionellosis is a very devastating disease worldwide mainly due to unpredictable outbreaks
in man-made water systems. Developing a highly specific and sensitive rapid detection …

In large-building water systems, Legionella pneumophila is exposed to common environmental
stressors such as copper. The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility to …

Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Transmission
to humans occurs through consumption of contaminated food or water. The conditions …

Campylobacter jejuni cause gastroenteritis in humans. The main transmission vector is the
consumption or handling of contaminated chicken meat, since chicken can be colonized …