Browsing by Author "Codony Iglesias, Francesc"

Amoeba-related health risk in drinking water systems: could monitoring of amoebae be a complementary approach to current quality control strategies?

Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Martín Pérez, Leonardo; Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Agustí Adalid, Gemma; Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2012-01-01)
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A new microtitre plate screening method for evaluating the viability of aerobic respiring bacteria in high surface biofilms

Pérez, L.M.; Álvarez, B.L.; Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Peñuela, Gustavo; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2010-07-04)
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Comparison of conventional culture and real-time quantitative PCR using SYBR Green for detection of Legionella pneumophila in water samples

Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2010-07)
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Comparison of removal efficiency of pathogenic microbes in four types of wastewater treatment systems in Denmark

Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Arias, Carlos Alberto; Martín Pérez, Leonardo; Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Bécares Mantecón, Eloy; Brix, Hans; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2018-12-01)
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Detection of Catabacter hongkongensis in polluted European water samples

Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Martín Pérez, Leonardo; Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2009-12-01)
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Discrimination of infectious bacteriophage T4 virus by propidium monoazide real-time PCR

Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Pino Rodriguez, Nancy J.; Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Peñuela, Gustavo; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2010-09)
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Discrimination of viable acanthamoeba castellani trophozoites and cysts by propidium monoazide real-time polymerase chain reaction

Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Pino Rodriguez, Nancy J.; Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Agustí Adalid, Gemma; Peñuela, Gustavo; Morató Farreras, Jordi; Codony Iglesias, Francesc (2011-08)
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Even though the advent of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has improved the detection of pathogen microorganisms in most of areas of microbiology, a serious limitation of this method may arise from the inability ...

Error estimation in environmental DNA targets quantification due to PCR efficiencies differences between real samples and standards

Martín Pérez, Leonardo; Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Morató Farreras, Jordi; Codony Iglesias, Francesc (2013-11-01)
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GeNIUL, experts on viability PCR

Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Agustí Adalid, Gemma (Campus de Terrassa de la UPC, 2013-06-13)
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The standard PCR technique allows the rapid detection of microorganisms, difficult to detect by traditional culture methods. However, the control of samples through PCR has the drawback of false positives due to amplification ...

Key design factors affecting microbial community composition and pathogenic organism removal in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Morató Farreras, Jordi; Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Sánchez Lorente, Olga; Martín Pérez, Leonardo; García Serrano, Joan; Mas Herrero, Jordi (2014-05-15)
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Constructed wetlands constitute an interesting option for wastewater reuse since high concentrations of contaminants and pathogenic microorganisms can be removed with these natural treatment systems. In this work, the role ...

Monitoring bacterial faecal contamination in waters using multiplex real-time PCR assay for Bacteroides spp. and faecal enterococci

Agudelo, R.M.; Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Peñuela, Gustavo; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2010-01)
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Monitoring levels of viable Helicobacter pylori in surface water by qPCR in Northeast Spain

Acosta, Claudia Patricia; Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Sierra Torres, Carlos Hernán; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2018-10-01)
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Optimization of a viability PCR method for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food samples

Agustí Adalid, Gemma; Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Codony Iglesias, Francesc (2018-02-12)
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Presence of Waddlia chondrophila in hot water systems from non-domestic buildings in France

Agustí Adalid, Gemma; Le Calvez, Thomas; Trouilhé, Marie-Cecile; Humeau, Philippe; Codony Iglesias, Francesc (2018-02-01)
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Prevalence and concentration of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in cooling towers by means of quantitative PCR: a prospective study

Adrados Ruiz, Barbara; Julian, Esther; Codony Iglesias, Francesc; Torrents, Eduard; Luquin, Marina; Morató Farreras, Jordi (2011-01-31)
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Progress in understanding preferential detection of live cells using viability dyes in combination with DNA amplification

Fittipaldi Gustavino, Mariana; Nocker, Andreas; Codony Iglesias, Francesc (2012-12-22)
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The ideal scenario in most applications of microbial diagnostics is that only viable cells are detected. Bacteria were traditionally considered viable when they could be cultured, whereas today's viability concept tends ...

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