Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 gene for COVID-19 epidemiological surveillance in Tucumán, Argentina.

Wastewater-based epidemiology provides temporal and spatial information about the health status of a population. The objective of this study was to analyze and report the epidemiological dynamics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the province of Tucumán, Argentina during the second and third waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) between April 2021 and March 2022. The study aimed to quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater, correlating it with clinically reported COVID-19 cases.

Native Cultivable Bacteria from the Blueberry Microbiome as Novel Potential Biocontrol Agents.

Blueberry production is affected by fungal postharvest pathogens, including and , the causative agents of gray mold disease and Alternaria rot, respectively. Biocontrol agents adapted to blueberries and local environments are not known to date. Here, we report on the search for and the identification of cultivable blueberry epiphytic bacteria with the potential to combat the aforementioned fungi.

Chromium(VI) reduction in Streptomyces sp. M7 mediated by a novel Old Yellow Enzyme.

Old Yellow Enzymes play key roles in several cellular processes and have become an important family of enzymes with biotechnological potential. One of the major challenges of biotechnology consists of the bioremediation of co-polluted soils with organic and inorganic compounds. In co-contaminated areas, chromium normally exists in its more toxic and carcinogenic form Cr(VI).

Quantitative proteomic and transcriptional analyses reveal degradation pathway of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane and the metabolic context in the actinobacterium Streptomyces sp. M7.

Highly contaminated γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane) areas were reported worldwide. Low aqueous solubility and high hydrophobicity make lindane particularly resistant to microbial degradation. Physiological and genetic Streptomyces features make this genus more appropriate for bioremediation compared with others.