Scientific Symposium “Small Solution for Big Water-Related Problems: Innovative Microarrays and Small Sensors to Cope with Water Quality and Food Security”
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Microchip Technology Applied to Water Quality Evaluation
3. Rapid and Efficient Methods to Monitor the Presence of Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens in Aquatic Ecosystems
Counting, Colourimetric and Fluorimetric Methods | Genetic Methods | Immunological Methods |
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Heterotrophic plate count (HPC test) or Standard Plate Count; Enzyme/substrate methods based on colorimetric or fluorimetric assays. | Polimerase chain reaction (PCR); Multiplex PCR (mPCR); Quantitative PCR (qPCR); Droplet Digital PCR (dd PCR); DNA sequencing; Next generation sequencing (NGS); Microarrays; Biosensors (Antibody microarray); Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). | Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA); Lateral flow tests (Immuno-chromatographic assays); Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR); Western blots; Flow cytometry (FCM) paired with immuno-magnetic capture to concentrate cells. |
3.1. Genetic Methods
3.2. Bioinformatics Tools
4. Detection of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water and Liquids
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix
Useful/related links: |
http://www.microaqua.eu |
http://www.fp7-radar.eu |
http://innovativeaquaticbiosensors.com/ |
http://www.iss.it/itti/index.php?lang=1&id=148&tipo=15 |
http://www.iss.it/binary/publ/cont/14_C6.pdf |
http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/30/is-it-safe-seeking-a-universal-test-for-fresh-water/ |
(The movie has been translated in thirteen different languages to be reached from more than 200 millions of people in the world). |
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Marcheggiani, S.; Spurio, R.; Cimarelli, L.; Tito, D.; Mancini, L. Scientific Symposium “Small Solution for Big Water-Related Problems: Innovative Microarrays and Small Sensors to Cope with Water Quality and Food Security”. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 15400-15408. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121214992
Marcheggiani S, Spurio R, Cimarelli L, Tito D, Mancini L. Scientific Symposium “Small Solution for Big Water-Related Problems: Innovative Microarrays and Small Sensors to Cope with Water Quality and Food Security”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(12):15400-15408. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121214992
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarcheggiani, Stefania, Roberto Spurio, Lucia Cimarelli, Duarte Tito, and Laura Mancini. 2015. "Scientific Symposium “Small Solution for Big Water-Related Problems: Innovative Microarrays and Small Sensors to Cope with Water Quality and Food Security”" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 12: 15400-15408. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121214992