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Dlusskaya EA, Dey R. Flow Virometry: A Fluorescence-Based Approach to Enumerate Bacteriophages in Liquid Samples. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2738:175-184. [PMID: 37966599 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3549-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Correctly designed flow cytometry (virometry) assays allow accurate detection and enumeration of viruses in water. However, rigorous controls and calibrators are needed to obtain quality data. In the absence of proper controls, the use of fluorescent dyes for virus enumeration can produce false positive signals and lead to the wrong estimation of total virus counts by misreporting colloid particles as virions. Here we describe a protocol that addresses the problems that might potentially confound virometry data accuracy.
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- Elena A Dlusskaya
- Faculty of Arts, Business & Science, University College of the North, The Pas, MB, Canada.
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- School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Singh S, Pitchers R, Hassard F. Coliphages as viral indicators of sanitary significance for drinking water. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:941532. [PMID: 35958148 PMCID: PMC9362991 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.941532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Coliphages are virus that infect coliform bacteria and are used in aquatic systems for risk assessment for human enteric viruses. This mini-review appraises the types and sources of coliphage and their fate and behavior in source waters and engineered drinking water treatment systems. Somatic (cell wall infection) and F+ (male specific) coliphages are abundant in drinking water sources and are used as indicators of fecal contamination. Coliphage abundances do not consistently correlate to human enteric virus abundance, but they suitably reflect the risks of exposure to human enteric viruses. Coliphages have highly variable surface characteristics with respect to morphology, size, charge, isoelectric point, and hydrophobicity which together interact to govern partitioning and removal characteristics during water treatment. The groups somatic and F+ coliphages are valuable for investigating the virus elimination during water treatment steps and as indicators for viral water quality assessment. Strain level analyses (e.g., Qβ or GA-like) provide more information about specific sources of viral pollution but are impractical for routine monitoring. Consistent links between rapid online monitoring tools (e.g., turbidity, particle counters, and flow cytometry) and phages in drinking water have yet to be established but are recommended as a future area of research activity. This could enable the real-time monitoring of virus and improve the process understanding during transient operational events. Exciting future prospects for the use of coliphages in aquatic microbiology are also discussed based on current scientific evidence and practical needs.
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- Suniti Singh
- Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Bedford, United Kingdom
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- Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Bedford, United Kingdom
- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Jiang SC, Bischel HN, Goel R, Rosso D, Sherchan S, Whiteson KL, Yan T, Solo-Gabriele HM. Integrating Virus Monitoring Strategies for Safe Non-potable Water Reuse. WATER 2022; 14:1187. [PMID: 37622131 PMCID: PMC10448804 DOI: 10.3390/w14081187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Wastewater reclamation and reuse have the potential to supplement water supplies, offering resiliency in times of drought and helping meet increased water demands associated with population growth. Non-potable water reuse represents the largest potential reuse market. Yet economic constraints for new water reuse infrastructure and safety concerns due to microbial water quality, and especially viral pathogen exposure, limit widespread implementation of water reuse. Cost-effective, real-time methods to measure or indicate viral quality of recycled water would do much to instill greater confidence in the practice. This manuscript discusses advancements in monitoring and modeling of viral health risks in the context of water reuse. First, we describe the current wastewater reclamation processes and treatment technologies with an emphasis on virus removal. Second, we review technologies for the measurement of viruses, both culture- and molecular-based, along with their advantages and disadvantages. We introduce promising viral surrogates and specific pathogenic viruses that can serve as indicators of viral risk for water reuse. We suggest metagenomic analyses for viral screening and flow cytometry for quantification of virus-like particles as new approaches to complement more traditional methods. Third, we describe modeling to assess health risks through quantitative microbial risk assessments (QMRAs), the most common strategy to couple data on virus concentrations with human exposure scenarios. We then explore the potential of artificial neural networks (ANNs) to incorporate suites of data from wastewater treatment processes, water quality parameters, and viral surrogates. We recommend ANNs as a means to utilize existing water quality data, alongside new complementary measures of viral quality, to achieve cost-effective strategies to assess risks associated with infectious human viruses in recycled water. Given the review, we conclude that technologies are ready for identifying and implementing viral surrogates for health risk reduction in the next decade. Incorporating modeling with monitoring data would likely result in more robust assessment of water reuse risk.
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- Sunny C Jiang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Water-Energy Nexus Center, 844G Engineering Tower, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2175
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis CA 95616
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
- Water-Energy Nexus Center, 844G Engineering Tower, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2175
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- Department of Environmental Health sciences, Tulane university, New Orleans, LA 70112
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI 96822, USA
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- Department of Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USA
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Separation of microalgae using a compacted magnetite-containing gel bed. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2021; 45:321-331. [PMID: 34741657 DOI: 10.1007/s00449-021-02662-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Separation of microalgae of various sizes and shapes is an important process that enables subsequent production of useful compounds. Herein, the separation of microalgae was accomplished using a magnetite-containing gel (42 μm) packed into a column. An algal suspension was injected into the top of the gel bed, after which water was passed through the column. The pressure generated during the process caused the lower domain of the gel bed to deform, resulting in narrowed gaps between the gel beads. When a suspension of Nannochloropsis sp. (0.0069-0.69 g L-1) was loaded and water was passed through the column at an applied pressure of 0.01-0.10 MPa, the majority of microalgae were captured within the upper domain of the gel bed, while only 20% were captured within the lower domain. The amount of Nannochloropsis sp. captured was expressed by an ordinary differential equation to determine the capture coefficient, K, and the maximum capture amount, Qmax. As pressure increased, gel gaps narrowed, K increased, and Qmax decreased because of a reduction in the number of effective capture sites upon compaction of the gel. When a mixed suspension of Anabaena sp., Monoraphidium sp., and Desmodesmus sp. (0.069 g L-1 each) was injected into the gel bed at an applied pressure of 0.01 MPa, only Anabaena sp. was captured at the bottom of the gel bed. This device can be applied for the separation of microalgae in rivers and the sea.
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Hong JK, Kim SB, Ahn SH, Choi Y, Lee TK. Flow cytometric monitoring of the bacterial phenotypic diversity in aquatic ecosystems. J Microbiol 2021; 59:879-885. [PMID: 34554452 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-021-1443-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Flow cytometry is a promising tool used to identify the phenotypic features of bacterial communities in aquatic ecosystems by measuring the physical and chemical properties of cells based on their light scattering behavior and fluorescence. Compared to molecular or culture-based approaches, flow cytometry is suitable for the online monitoring of microbial water quality because of its relatively simple sample preparation process, rapid analysis time, and high-resolution phenotypic data. Advanced statistical techniques (e.g., denoising and binning) can be utilized to successfully calculate phenotypic diversity by processing the scatter data obtained from flow cytometry. These phenotypic diversities were well correlated with taxonomic-based diversity computed using next-generation 16S RNA gene sequencing. The protocol provided in this paper should be a useful guide for a fast and reliable flow cytometric monitoring of bacterial phenotypic diversity in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Jin-Kyung Hong
- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, 26493, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, 26493, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, 26493, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokohama, 236-0001, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, 26493, Republic of Korea.
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