Publications by authors named "Sarah Shedler"
Water samples were collected at several wastewater treatment plants in southeast Florida, and water and sediment samples were collected along and around one outfall pipe, as well as along several transects extending both north and south of the respective outfall outlet. Two sets of samples were collected to address potential seasonal differences, including 38 in the wet season (June 2018) and 42 in the dry season (March 2019). Samples were screened for the presence/absence of 15 select antibiotic resistance gene targets using the polymerase chain reaction.
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- Researchers developed a new Aircraft Bioaerosol Collector (ABC) for NASA's C-20A to collect airborne microorganisms at high altitudes, reaching up to 13.7 km.
- The study involved four science flights across the U.S. in late 2017, examining how airborne bacteria concentrations varied near the tropopause and into the lower stratosphere.
- Analysis of collected samples found a diverse range of bacteria present, with some taxa more abundant in flight samples compared to ground samples, but the potential influence of aircraft contamination was acknowledged.