Microbe Detectives

The only water testing company dedicated to next generation DNA analysis of the water microbiome in wastewater & drinking water.

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By capturing nitrogen from wastewater, we can avoid the energy-intensive production of ammonia. https://t.co/l0e47bqw07

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Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. https://t.co/Mjx7WdwX2w

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A recent study discovered that microbial communities change while a coral sleeps, which may help with efforts to restore coral health. https://t.co/cxqjnsHmPA

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A cubic metre of "empty" air contains 10k+ bacteria. A PolyU-led team sampled airborne microbes across the world. Combining their results with global data collected in past studies, they compiled the 1st atlas of the global airborne microbiome. https://t.co/qrLjrGWRhg

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100,000s of tonnes of bacteria are being released by melting glaciers, a study has shown. The microbes being washed downstream could fertilize ecosystems, the researchers said, but needed to be much better studied to identify any potential pathogens. https://t.co/K1EBTqQbrl

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Geobiologist Cara Magnabosco collects samples of water that hasn't seen the light of day for millions of years. In those samples, Magnabosco searches for ancient microorganisms that are quite different from those found on Earth's surface. https://t.co/mqbGpglruI

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Zhang, an energy resources engineer at Stanford Univ, analyzed water from 3 boreholes connected to underground aquifers. They took samples 1x/week for 10 months, sequencing the DNA in each to determine which microbes were present. Learn their findings at https://t.co/Y5fohteTvL

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Since deploying microbes to breakdown PFAS in the soil at the Dane County Regional Airport, there has been a 97% reduction in the amount of the toxic compounds month over month in a well installed to measure the compounds in nearby groundwater. https://t.co/yDsipl3TGe

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Prof. Esteban of Bournemouth Univ & James Weiss, an independent scientist, investigated 1000s of samples from water bodies. After isolating microorganisms, they carried out DNA analysis to identify those that were new to science and others which were rare https://t.co/MRtaNoCOui

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Biofilm Research-Industrial Engagement Framework (BRIEF) classifies existing biofilm technologies according to their level of scientific insight and their industrial utility accounting for current industrial practices. https://t.co/bnON0eieu3

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20 wastewater samples from Rockland and Orange Counties, New York, that were positive for the poliovirus were genetically similar to the strain that the resident of Rockland tested positive for. https://t.co/0eqFXidc1P

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Ice samples from 21 glaciers in Tibet were collected between 2010 and 2016 by researchers and found 968 unique bacteria species, of which 98 per cent were previously unknown to science. https://t.co/hxZXq1sfiJ

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Univ of Mass. project to create programmable living devices known as interspecies genetic circuits from synthetic, diverse bacterial communities. Circuits will be designed to deactivate certain water contaminants including mercury, cadmium and toluene. https://t.co/QnZu8NyrIc

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New research finds when microbes don't get the metals they need, the lack of available metals may be responsible for more nitrous oxide than previously thought. https://t.co/iaYHP18VOp

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The bacterium behind the baby formula recall, Cronobacter sakazakii, is less well-known than other food-borne pathogens like E. coli or Salmonella, but it can wreak havoc in vulnerable populations like newborns or people with compromised immune systems. https://t.co/ExGNyHc4x3

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Engineers at UC Riverside are the first to report selective breakdown of a particularly stubborn class of PFAS called fluorinated carboxylic acids (FCAs) by common microorganisms. https://t.co/6ohFEF7h2e

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Complex microbial communities are used for numerous biotechnological processes. However, these are often unstable and susceptible to disruption. Researchers have now developed a 'mass transfer method with a loop' that can stabilize microbial communities. https://t.co/EEBte06FO0

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Sewage surveillance is proving so useful that many researchers and public health officials say it should become standard practice in tracking infectious diseases, as is already the case in many other countries. https://t.co/beKIwqHd0a

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Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District tries a new way to promote clean water: With an artist. The goal of the artist residency is to start engaging and empowering water stewardship and responsible use of the wastewater system. https://t.co/kDWipJOtwf

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DNA sequencing showed that Lake Hillier, located on the Central Island off the southern coast of Western Australia, gets the color of a bright pink from a mixture of salt-loving bacterial algae. https://t.co/ekTAR4cjKL