Publications by authors named "Stephanie I Harris"
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- Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in wastewater effluents disrupt fish reproduction, particularly affecting gonad development and vitellogenin (Vtg) production.
- This study investigated how EDC exposure impacts the expression of pituitary gonadotropin mRNA, specifically focusing on the Lh beta-subunit (lhb) as a potential biomarker for estrogen exposure in juvenile coho salmon.
- Results showed that juvenile coho salmon exhibited significantly increased lhb mRNA levels in response to certain EDC concentrations and also from five different WWTP effluents, while Vtg levels were only dramatically elevated under specific EDC conditions, indicating the complex effects of estrogen exposure.
We collected Mycobacterium avium isolates from clinical and drinking-water sources and compared isolates among themselves and to each other using molecular methods. Four clinical isolates were related to water isolates. Groups of indistinguishable clinical isolates were identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is evidence that drinking water may be a source of infections with pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in humans. One method by which NTM are believed to enter drinking water distribution systems is by their intracellular colonization of protozoa. Our goal was to determine whether we could detect a reduction in the prevalence of NTM recovered from an unfiltered surface drinking water system after the addition of ozonation and filtration treatment and to characterize NTM isolates by using molecular methods.
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