Sharon C. Long
University of Massachusetts Amherst
12 Papers
72 Citations
Sharon C. Long is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Amherst. The author has contributed to research in topics: Indicator organism & Watershed. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications.
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Papers
Molecular detection and genotyping of male-specific coliphages by reverse transcription-PCR and reverse line blot hybridization.
TL;DR: A reverse line blot hybridization (RLB) assay which allows for the simultaneous detection and genotyping of both FRNA as well as FDNA coliphages is developed as a useful tool for large-scale MST studies.
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A comparison of the survival of F+RNA and F+DNA coliphages in lake water microcosms.
Sharon C. Long,Mark D. Sobsey +1 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that differences in F+ phage survival may influence their prevalence in environmental waters and the ability to attribute their prevalence to specific human and animal sources of faecal contamination.
Assessment of sources and diversity of male-specific coliphages for source tracking
TL;DR: Watershed managers and utilities responsible for source water protection are looking for ways to minimize risk from both human and nonhuman pathogen reservoirs, and the ability to accurately identify pathogens in reservoirs is a priority.
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Monod kinetics for aerobic biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in unsaturated soil microcosms.
TL;DR: Monod kinetics is used to calibrate previously published data that document the aerobic biodegradation of hydrocarbon vapors in soil microcosms from a weathered petroleum spill site to offer insight intoBiodegradation mechanics because they address biomass growth as well as substrate depletion.
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An optimized enumeration method for sorbitol-fermenting Bifidobacteria in water samples.
TL;DR: A year-long sampling survey of a managed reservoir in Massachusetts provided field validation of the proposed methodology for sorbitol-fermenting Bifidobacteria as a human-related source tracking indicator tool.
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