Quantitative microbial risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 for workers in wastewater treatment plants

RN Zaneti, V Girardi, FR Spilki, K Mena… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Faecal-oral transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
is yet to be validated, but it is a critical issue and additional research is needed to elucidate …

Enteric viruses and adenovirus diversity in waters from 2016 Olympic venues

…, RGF Ritzel, NMS Röhnelt, V Girardi… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rio de Janeiro's inner and coastal waters are heavily impacted by human sewage pollution
for decades. Enteric viruses, including human adenoviruses (HAdV), human enterovirus (EV)…

Genomic and epidemiologic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Southern Brazil and identification of a new Omicron-L452R sublineage

…, JS Gularte, M Filippi, M Demoliner, V Girardi… - Virus Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) was first identified in Botswana in
November 2021. In a short period of time, this highly mutated variant replaced the previous …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of pH, Temperature and Agitation on the Decolourisation of Dyes by Laccase-Containing Enzyme Preparation from Pleurotus sajor-caju

…, K Martins, S Zaccaria, V Girardi… - Brazilian Archives of …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
(1) Background: In this study, the effects of different pH values ​​(2.4, 3.2, 4.4 and 5.0),
temperatures (30, 35, 40, 45 and 50C) and agitation (100 rpm) on the enzymatic decolourisation …

Microbial risk assessment in recreational freshwaters from southern Brazil

V Girardi, KD Mena, SM Albino, M Demoliner… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, total coliforms (TC), Escherichia coli, enterovirus (EV), rotavirus (RV), and human
mastadenovirus species C and F (HAdV-C and HAdV-F) were evaluated in water samples …

Detection, quantification, and microbial risk assessment of group A rotavirus in rivers from Uruguay

V Bortagaray, V Girardi, S Pou, A Lizasoain… - Food and environmental …, 2020 - Springer
The aim of this study was to detect, quantify, and assess the risk of infection and illness for
Group A Rotavirus (RVA) in the watersheds of the Santa Lucia and Uruguay rivers in Uruguay. …

Human mastadenovirus in water, sediment, sea surface microlayer, and bivalve mollusk from southern Brazilian beaches

JS Gularte, V Girardi, M Demoliner, FG de Souza… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic contamination of beaches in the south of Brazil was assessed by detection of
Escherichia coli, human mastadenovirus species C (HAdV-C) and F (HAdV-F) and hepatitis …

DENV-1 genotype V linked to the 2022 dengue epidemic in Southern Brazil

JS Gularte, L Sacchetto, M Demoliner, V Girardi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Even though Brazil is a country where the dengue virus (DENV) is endemic, until recently,
Southern states did not have significant viral circulation, such as Rio Grande do Sul (RS), and …

Caffeine levels as a predictor of Human mastadenovirus presence in surface waters—a case study in the Sinos River basin—Brazil

GP Peteffi, JD Fleck, IM Kael, V Girardi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
The presence of caffeine in environmental water samples is almost entirely human-related,
given that there are virtually no industrial or agricultural releases. Caffeine has already been …

Assessment of diversity of adenovirus DNA polymerase gene in recreational waters facilitated by ultracentrifugal concentration

V Girardi, M Demoliner, C Rigotto… - Journal of Water and …, 2018 - iwaponline.com
Adenoviruses (AdV) are related to respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in animals and
human beings. Their wide genetic diversity in water bodies and their resistance to …