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McMinn, B., S. Klemm, A. Korajkic, K. Wyatt, M. Herrmann, Rich Haugland, J. Lu, E. Villegas, AND C. Frye. A constructed wetland for treatment of an impacted waterway and the influence of native waterfowl on its perceived effectiveness. ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 128:48-56, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.11.026

Keely, S., M. Herrmann, A. Korajkic, N. Brinkman, B. McMinn, Shay Fout, AND E. Villegas. Genome Sequences of Escherichia Bacteriophages Isolated from Raw Wastewater. Microbiology Resource Announcements. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 8(26):e00135-19, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00135-19

Lu, J., S. Keely, T. Gruber, I. Struewing, E. Villegas, AND N. Ashbolt. Genome characteristics and infectivity of a Campylobacter jejuni 63A isolated from California gull (Larus californicus) excreta. ASM Microbe 2019, San Francisco, CA, June 20 - 24, 2019.

Ware, M. AND E. Villegas. Propagation of Giardia duodenalis cysts in immunosuppressed CF-1 mice. Veterinary Parasitology. Elsevier, Shannon, Ireland, 268:32-35, (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2019.02.010

Villegas, E. Understanding Human Infectious Potential of Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Water Fowl. 2019-CHRO, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, September 07 - 11, 2019.

McMinn, B., S. Klemm, A. Korajkic, M. Herrmann, Rich Haugland, J. Lu, AND E. Villegas. A Constructed Wetland for Treatment of an Impacted Waterway and the Influence of Native Waterfowl on its Perceived Effectiveness. 2018 UNC Water Microbiology Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, May 21 - 24, 2018.

Kondo Nakada, L., J. Guimaraes, AND E. Villegas. Assessing Disinfection Efficacy of Hydrogen Peroxide Against Giardia Duodenalis Cysts: The PMA-QPCR Approach. Congress of the Sao Paolo State Society for Parasitology, Campinas, Sal Paolo, BRAZIL, December 07 - 09, 2018.

Brinkman, N., E. Villegas, J. Garland, AND S. Keely. Reducing inherent biases introduced during DNA viral metagenome analyses of municipal wastewater. PLOS ONE . Public Library of Science, San Francisco, CA, 13(4):e0195350, (2018).

Alderiswio, K., L. Villegas, M. Ware, L. McDonald, L. Xiao, AND E. Villegas. Differences in staining intensities affect reported occurrences and concentrations of Giardia spp. in surface drinking water sources. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 123(6):1607-1613, (2017).

Glassmeyer, S., E. Furlong, D. Kolpin, A. Batt, B. Benson, S. Boone, O. Conerly, M. Donohue, D. King, M. Kostich, H. Mash, S. Pfaller, K. Schenck, Jane Ellen Simmons, E. Varughese, S. Vesper, E. Villegas, AND V. Wilson. Nationwide reconnaissance of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking waters of the United States. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 581582:909-922, (2017).

Alum, A., E. Villegas, S. Keely, K. Bright, L. Sifuentes, AND M. Abbaszadegan. Detection of Protozoa in Surface and Finished Waters. Chapter 316, Manual of Environmental Microbiology. ASM Press, Washington, DC, , 3.1.6-1-3.1.6-25, (2016).

Ma, J., Y. Feng, Y. Hu, E. Villegas, AND L. Xiao. Human infective potential of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in urban wastewater treatment plant effluents. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH. IWA Publishing, London, Uk, 14(4):411-423, (2016).

King, D., S. Pfaller, M. Donohue, S. Vesper, E. Villegas, M. Ware, S. Glassmeyer, M. Vogal, E. Furlong, AND D. Kolpin. Microbial pathogens in source and treated waters from drinking water treatment plants in the United States and implications for human health. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 562:987–995, (2016).

Rhodes, E., L. Boczek, M. Ware, M. McKay, J. Hoelle, M. Schoen, AND E. Villegas. Determining pathogen and indicator levels in Class B municipal organic residuals used for land application. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. American Society of Agronomy, MADISON, WI, 44(1):265-274, (2015).

Staggs, S., S. Keely, M. Ware, N. Schable, MaryJean See, D. Gregorio, X. Zou, C. Su, J. Dubey, AND E. Villegas. The development and implementation of a method using blue mussels (Mytilus spp.) as biosentinels of Cryptosporidium spp. and Toxoplasma gondii contamination in marine aquatic environments. Springer, New York, NY.

Brinkman, N., R. Francisco, T. Nichols, D. Robinson, F. Schaefer, P. Schaudies, AND E. Villegas. Detection of Multiple Waterborne Pathogens Using Microsequencing Arrays. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 114(2):564-573, (2013).

Ware, M., S. Keely, AND E. Villegas. Development and evaluation of an off-the-slide genotyping technique for identifying Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts directly from US EPA Method 1623 slides. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, 115(1):298-309, (2013).

Staggs, S., E. Beckman, S. Keely, R. Mackwan, M. Ware, A. Moyer, J. Ferretti, A. Sayed, L. Xiao, AND E. Villegas. The applicability of TaqMan-based quantitative real-time PCR assays for detecting and enumeratIng Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the environment. PLOS ONE . Public Library of Science, San Francisco, CA, 8(6):e66562, (2013).

RHODES, E., L. F. VILLEGAS, N. J. Shaw, C. Miller, AND E. VILLEGAS. A Modified EPA Method 1623 that Uses Tangential Flow Hollow-Fiber Ultrafiltration and Heat Dissociation Steps to Detect Waterborne Cryptosporidum and Giardia spp. Journal of Visualized Experiments . JoVE, Somerville, MA, 65:E4177, (2012).

Raynal, M., E. VILLEGAS, AND K. L. Nelson. Enumeration of viable and non-viable larvated Ascaris eggs with quantitative PCR. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH. IWA Publishing, London, Uk, 10(4):594-604, (2012).

SEE, M. J., S. E. Staggs, J. P. Dubey, AND E. VILLEGAS. Evaluation of Four RNA Extraction Methods for Gene Expression Analyses of Cryptosporidium parvum and Toxoplasma gondii Oocys. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 89(3):185-192, (2012).

Staggs, S. AND E. Villegas. Toxoplasma. Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA), 2012.

RYU, H., T. TRAN, M. W. WARE, B. Iker, S. GRIFFIN, A. EGOROV, T. Edge, N. Newmann, E. N. VILLEGAS, AND J. W. SANTO-DOMINGO. Application of leftover sample material from waterborne protozoa monitoring for the molecular detection of Bacteroidales and fecal source tracking markers. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 86(3):337-343, (2011).

RYU, H., B. Iker, J. W. SANTO-DOMINGO, M. W. WARE, E. VILLEGAS, AND T. TRAN. A New Sampling Strategy for the Detection of Fecal Bacteria Integrated with USEPA Method 1622/1623 . Presented at American Society for Microbiology 110th General Meeting, San Diego, CA, May 23 - 27, 2010.

WARE, M. W., S. J. AUGUSTINE, D. ERISMAN, M. J. See, L. J. WYMER, S. L. HAYES, J. P. Dubey, AND E. VILLEGAS. Determining UV Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii Oocysts by Using Cell Culture and a Mouse Bioassay. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC, 76(15):5140-5147, (2010).