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List of works by Stefan Wuertz

Adenovirus-associated health risks for recreational activities in a multi-use coastal watershed based on site-specific quantitative microbial risk assessment

scientific article published on 24 August 2013

Bacteroidales markers for microbial source tracking in Southeast Asia.

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Capsid integrity quantitative PCR to determine virus infectivity in environmental and food applications; a systematic review

scientific article published on 12 May 2020

Characterization of activated sludge flocs by confocal laser scanning microscopy and image analysis

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Decay of host-associated Bacteroidales cells and DNA in continuous-flow freshwater and seawater microcosms of identical experimental design and temperature as measured by PMA-qPCR and qPCR.

scientific article published on 2 December 2014

Discharge-based QMRA for estimation of public health risks from exposure to stormwater-borne pathogens in recreational waters in the United States

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Discrimination of viable and dead fecal Bacteroidales bacteria by quantitative PCR with propidium monoazide

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Draft Genome Sequence of a "Candidatus Brocadia" Bacterium Enriched from Activated Sludge Collected in a Tropical Climate.

scientific article published on 10 May 2018

Dual labeling of Pseudomonas putida with fluorescent proteins for in situ monitoring of conjugal transfer of the TOL plasmid

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Effect of bioaugmentation and supplementary carbon sources on degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a soil-derived culture

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Effect of flow regime on the architecture of a Pseudomonas fluorescens biofilm.

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Effects of the toxin 3-chloroaniline at low concentrations on microbial community dynamics and membrane bioreactor performance

scientific article published on September 9, 2010

Estimating true human and animal host source contribution in quantitative microbial source tracking using the Monte Carlo method

scientific article published on August 13, 2010

Evaluation of the repeatability and reproducibility of a suite of qPCR-based microbial source tracking methods

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Evaluation of the use of PCR and reverse transcriptase PCR for detection of pathogenic bacteria in biosolids from anaerobic digestors and aerobic composters

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Extracellular polymeric substance architecture influences natural genetic transformation of Acinetobacter baylyi in biofilms

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Fecal pathogen pollution: sources and patterns in water and sediment samples from the upper Cook Inlet, Alaska ecosystem

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Fluorene and phenanthrene uptake by Pseudomonas putida ATCC 17514: kinetics and physiological aspects

scientific article published in May 2005

Frequency of disturbance alters diversity, function, and underlying assembly mechanisms of complex bacterial communities

scientific article published on 11 February 2019

Growth of Myxococcus xanthus in continuous-flow-cell bioreactors as a method for studying development

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Human and Animal Fecal Contamination of Community Water Sources, Stored Drinking Water and Hands in Rural India Measured with Validated Microbial Source Tracking Assays

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Human fecal and pathogen exposure pathways in rural Indian villages and the effect of increased latrine coverage

scientific article published on 04 May 2016

Integrative microbial community analysis reveals full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal under tropical conditions

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Investigating in situ natural genetic transformation of Acinetobacter sp. BD413 in biofilms with confocal laser scanning microscopy

scientific article published in January 2004

Metabolically versatile large-genome prokaryotes.

scientific article published on 07 January 2012

Microbial community dynamics in replicate membrane bioreactors--natural reproducible fluctuations

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Microbiome assembly predictably shapes diversity across a range of disturbance frequencies in experimental microcosms

scientific article published on 13 May 2022

Modern scientific methods and their potential in wastewater science and technology

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Naphthoquinone glycosides for bioelectroanalytical enumeration of the faecal indicator Escherichia coli.

scientific article published on July 2016

Natural genetic transformation in monoculture Acinetobacter sp. strain BD413 biofilms

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Next-generation studies of microbial biofilm communities

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Nitrifying and heterotrophic population dynamics in biofilm reactors: effects of hydraulic retention time and the presence of organic carbon

scientific article published in January 2002

Non-denitrifying polyphosphate accumulating organisms obviate requirement for anaerobic condition

scientific article published on 3 January 2017

Non-redundant metagenome-assembled genomes of activated sludge reactors at different disturbances and scales

scientific article published in 2024

Oligopolyphenylenevinylene-conjugated oligoelectrolyte membrane insertion molecules selectively disrupt cell envelopes of Gram-positive bacteria

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Partial bioaugmentation to remove 3-chloroaniline slows bacterial species turnover rate in bioreactors

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Performance characteristics of qPCR assays targeting human- and ruminant-associated bacteroidetes for microbial source tracking across sixteen countries on six continents.

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms in full-scale tropical wastewater treatment plants use diverse carbon sources

scientific article published on 09 November 2018

Population changes in a biofilm reactor for phosphorus removal as evidenced by the use of FISH.

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Presence of Bacteroidales as a predictor of pathogens in surface waters of the central California coast

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Press Disturbance Alters Community Structure and Assembly Mechanisms of Bacterial Taxa and Functional Genes in Mesocosm-Scale Bioreactors

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Quo vadis source tracking? Towards a strategic framework for environmental monitoring of fecal pollution

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Rapid decay of host-specific fecal Bacteroidales cells in seawater as measured by quantitative PCR with propidium monoazide

scientific article published on 3 July 2009

Recovery of complete genomes and non-chromosomal replicons from activated sludge enrichment microbial communities with long read metagenome sequencing

scientific article published on 16 March 2021

Review of highway runoff characteristics: comparative analysis and universal implications

scientific article published on 25 July 2012

Simultaneous detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum (oo)cysts in soil using immunomagnetic separation and direct fluorescent antibody staining.

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Spatial and hydrologic variation of Bacteroidales, adenovirus and enterovirus in a semi-arid, wastewater effluent-impacted watershed.

scientific article published on 20 February 2015

Studying plasmid horizontal transfer in situ: a critical review

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Support vector regression model of wastewater bioreactor performance using microbial community diversity indices: effect of stress and bioaugmentation

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Survival and persistence of host-associated Bacteroidales cells and DNA in comparison with Escherichia coli and Enterococcus in freshwater sediments as quantified by PMA-qPCR and qPCR.

scientific article published on 09 September 2015

Survival of Host-Associated Bacteroidales Cells and Their Relationship with Enterococcus spp., Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium, and Adenovirus in Freshwater Microcosms as Measured by Propidium Monoazide-Quantitative PCR

scientific article published on December 2, 2011

TOL plasmid carriage enhances biofilm formation and increases extracellular DNA content in Pseudomonas putida KT2440.

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The impact of point source pollution on shallow groundwater used for human consumption in a threshold country

scientific article published on July 13, 2012

The one health perspective to improve environmental surveillance of zoonotic viruses: lessons from COVID-19 and outlook beyond

scientific article published in 2022

Toward automated analysis of biofilm architecture: bias caused by extraneous confocal laser scanning microscopy images

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Validation of Bacteroidales quantitative PCR assays targeting human and animal fecal contamination in the public and domestic domains in India

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Validation of hollow fiber ultrafiltration and real-time PCR using bacteriophage PP7 as surrogate for the quantification of viruses from water samples

scientific article published on 20 February 2007