Environmental Microbiology
"Environmental Microbiology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The study of microorganisms living in a variety of environments (air, soil, water, etc.) and their pathogenic relationship to other organisms including man.
| Descriptor ID |
D004783
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.158.273.540.274 N06.850.425
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Environmental Microbiology" by people in Profiles.
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Sewage and sewage-contaminated environments are the most prominent sources to isolate phages against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Microbiol. 2021 05 01; 21(1):132.
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Toxocara?species environmental contamination of public spaces in New York City. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 05; 14(5):e0008249.
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Activity of Hospital Disinfectants against Vegetative Cells and Spores of Clostridioides difficile Embedded in Biofilms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 12 20; 64(1).
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Clostridioides difficile ribotypes isolated from domestic environment and from patients in Bangladesh. Anaerobe. 2019 Apr; 56:88-90.
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Evaluation of a shoe sole UVC device to reduce pathogen colonization on floors, surfaces and patients. J Hosp Infect. 2018 Jan; 98(1):96-101.
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Mechanisms for floor surfaces or environmental ground contamination to cause human infection: a systematic review. Epidemiol Infect. 2017 01; 145(2):347-357.
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Investigation of potentially pathogenic Clostridium difficile contamination in household environs. Anaerobe. 2014 Jun; 27:31-3.
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Ocular and respiratory symptoms among lifeguards at a hotel indoor waterpark resort. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Feb; 52(2):207-13.
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Introducing mothur: open-source, platform-independent, community-supported software for describing and comparing microbial communities. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Dec; 75(23):7537-41.
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Twenty one important things you should know. Microb Biotechnol. 2009 Jul; 2(4):397-400.