Megasonic sonication for cost-effective and automatable elution of Cryptosporidium from filters and membranes (2015)
Journal Article
Kerrouche, A., Desmulliez, M. P., & Bridle, H. (2015). Megasonic sonication for cost-effective and automatable elution of Cryptosporidium from filters and membranes. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 118, 123-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2015.09.001

Sample processing is a highly challenging stage in the monitoring of waterborne pathogens. This step is time-consuming, requires highly trained technicians and often results in low recovery rates of pathogens. In the UK but also in other parts of the... Read More about Megasonic sonication for cost-effective and automatable elution of Cryptosporidium from filters and membranes.

Molecular systematics of marine gregarine apicomplexans from Pacific tunicates, with descriptions of five novel species of Lankesteria (2015)
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Rueckert, S., Wakeman, K. C., Jenke-Kodama, H., & Leander, B. S. (2015). Molecular systematics of marine gregarine apicomplexans from Pacific tunicates, with descriptions of five novel species of Lankesteria. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 65(8), 2598-2614. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.000300

The eugregarines are a group of apicomplexan parasites that mostly infect the intestines of invertebrates. The high level of morphological variation found within and among species of eugregarines makes it difficult to find consistent and reliable tra... Read More about Molecular systematics of marine gregarine apicomplexans from Pacific tunicates, with descriptions of five novel species of Lankesteria.

Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories? (2015)
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Blaud, A., Diouf, F., Herrmann, A. M., & Lerch, T. Z. (2015). Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories?. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 51(8), 959-971. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-015-1041-0

Soil microbial ecology needs robust tools to elucidate ecological questions, such as the impact of fertilisation on soil microbial communities. However, the methods and data analysis used can directly affect the biological conclusions. In this study,... Read More about Analysing the effect of soil organic matter on bacterial communities using T-RFLP fingerprinting: different methods, different stories?.