Evaluation of Nanotrap® Microbiome Particles, magnetic hydrogel nanoparticles previously validated for capturing viruses and bacteria in environmental water and clinical specimens, for the capture and concentration of arboviruses and Vibrio cholerae from environmental water.

This study presents an enhanced workflow using Nanotrap Microbiome A and Nanotrap Microbiome B Particles for viral enrichment with the NEBNext® Flu A Integrated Indexing Primer Module protocol, leveraging Oxford Nanopore sequencing for rapid whole-genome characterization. By integrating targeted cDNA synthesis and native barcoding, this approach enables same-day sequencing with improved genome coverage, offering a scalable and high-throughput solution for monitoring influenza

This study looks at fecal markers in surface water contaminated with human wastewater and utilizes a magnetic Nanotrap® Particle for capture and concentration of microbes in these samples for fast and reliable detection. This method is compared to a standard filtration method to determine relative sensitivity.

Article Link Abstract: Global interconnectedness and rapid urbanization intensify the spread of infectious diseases, underscoring the critical need for effective and scalable surveillance. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has proven to be a practical and cost-effective approach for monitoring community-level pathogen prevalence, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Despite WBE's success in municipal settings, its application to aircraft was

Article Link Abstract: Genetic testing of community wastewater (wastewater surveillance) is a valuable tool for following trends in the abundance of SARS-CoV-2 and other infectious disease pathogens over time. Wastewater surveillance is increasingly important in the absence of corresponding epidemiological data, particularly for infectious diseases with limited timely data on clinical case incidences. Due to the inherent noise in wastewater data, a single sample is not suffic