Waterborne Pathogens and Their Surrogates: Detection, Inactivation and Challenges
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 3297
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water quality; environmental microbiology; microbial fate and transport
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Interests: identifying the microbial composition of water resources using next generation sequencing; tracking the sources of faecal pollution in environmental waters using rapid molecular based methods; development and evaluation of microbial methods for the detection and quantification of pathogens in water; quantitative microbial risk assessment; roof-harvested rainwater and recreational water quality; novel techniques for pathogen detection/quantification
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Interests: method development; viral pathogens; wastewater microbiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The majority of waterborne disease outbreaks associated with recreational use of untreated waters are caused by pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria, parasites, and viruses, yet direct monitoring strategies for waterborne pathogens remain technically challenging, and in some cases not feasible. While fecal indicator bacteria (e.g., Escherichia coli, enterococci) and other alternative indicator organisms (i.e., bacteriophages, microbial source tracking markers, Clostridium spp.) are suitable indicators of fecal pollution, their relationship with waterborne pathogens, especially viruses, is tenuous at best, and influenced by many different factors. We are excited to announce the launch of a new Special Issue titled “Waterborne Pathogens and their Surrogates: Detection, Inactivation and Challenges”. The focus of the Special Issue includes but is not limited to (1) occurrence of waterborne pathogens in ambient waters and wastewater, (2) methodological advances in waterborne pathogen detection and quantification, and (3) explorations of the waterborne pathogen relationship with various indicator organisms, including their inactivation properties. We welcome original research articles, literature reviews and a limited number of other communications, including perspectives and opinions.
Dr. Asja Korajkic
Dr. Warish Ahmed
Brian McMinn
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- waterborne pathogens
- fecal indicator organisms
- occurrence patterns
- detection strategies
- inactivation/decay properties
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