Winter is coming–Impact of temperature on the variation of beta-lactamase and mcr genes in a wastewater treatment plant

L Schages, F Wichern, R Kalscheuer… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) play a key role in the dissemination of antibiotic
resistance and analyzing the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and resistant …

[HTML][HTML] The toothbrush microbiome: impact of user age, period of use and bristle material on the microbial communities of toothbrushes

MK Zinn, L Schages, D Bockmühl - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Toothbrushes play a central role in oral hygiene and must be considered one of the most
common articles of daily use. We analysed the bacterial colonization of used toothbrushes by …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct resistomes and microbial communities of soils, wastewater treatment plants and households suggest development of antibiotic resistances due to …

L Schages, F Wichern, S Geisen, R Kalscheuer… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of antibiotics in humans and animals results in a release of excess antibiotic
residues into the environment through wastewaters and insufficient removal in wastewater …

The household resistome: frequency of β-lactamases, class 1 integrons, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the domestic environment and their reduction during …

L Schages, R Lucassen, F Wichern… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Households provide a habitat for bacteria originating from humans, animals, foods,
contaminated clothes, or other sources. Thus, bacteria carrying antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) …

[PDF][PDF] Ways of transmission of antibiotic resistant organisms in the environment and households

L Schages - 2021 - docserv.uni-duesseldorf.de
AOB activated oxygen bleach approx. approximately ARG antibiotic resistance genes ATTC
American Type Culture Collection BAC Benzalkonium chloride bla β-lactamase gene CAT …

Excellent excrement? Frass impacts on a soil's microbial community, processes and metal bioavailability

C Watson, C Schlösser, J Vögerl, F Wichern - Applied Soil Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
The commercial rearing of insects is a growing economic sector. Therefore, an assessment
was made of the potential of its by-product, frass, to be a soil improver. Essential plant …

[HTML][HTML] Laundry and textile hygiene in healthcare and beyond

DP Bockmühl, J Schages, L Rehberg - Microbial cell, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The elimination of microbial contaminations from textile is an important aspect of laundering
apart from the removal of stains and dirt from used and worn textiles. Although the …

[PDF][PDF] The influence of technical and microbiological parameters on the hygienic quality of coffee from fully automated coffee machines

J Schages, B Brands, P Heldt, R Kohlmann… - J. Bioprocess …, 2018 - researchgate.net
A rising number of people drink their coffee on their way to work (or “to go”), causing an
increased usage of single-use mugs. Efforts to lower this number by using multi-use mugs are …

Snapshot ARG removal rates across wastewater treatment plants are not representative due to diurnal variations

EG Lou, P Ali, K Lu, P Kalvapalle, LB Stadler - ACS ES&T Water, 2022 - ACS Publications
To evaluate the threat of the environmental dissemination of antibiotic resistance associated
with wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), the removal efficiency of antibiotic resistance …

[HTML][HTML] The role of toothbrush in the transmission of corona-and influenza viruses—results of an in vitro study

G Schmalz, L Feindt, F Tanneberger, R Haak… - Clinical Oral …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate viruses’ stabilities on manual
toothbrushes using feline coronavirus (FeCoV) as representative of coronaviruses and an Avian …