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ArticleMicroorganisms2023

Characterization of the Pathogenic Potential of the Beach Sand Microbiome and Assessment of Quicklime as a Remediation Tool.

Irene Soffritti, Maria D'Accolti, Francesca Bini, Eleonora Mazziga, Antonella Volta, Matteo Bisi, Silvia Rossi, Francesco Viroli, Marcello Balzani, Marco Petitta and 2 more

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Article in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Genome-guided antimicrobial potential of Bacillus stercoris from coastal sand with activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria, including MRSA.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Irene SoffrittiSection of Microbiology, Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, and LTTA, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5274-295X
Maria D'AccoltiSection of Microbiology, Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, and LTTA, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1937-5534
Francesca BiniSection of Microbiology, Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, and LTTA, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Eleonora MazzigaSection of Microbiology, Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, and LTTA, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Antonella VoltaCIAS Research Center, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy.
Matteo BisiCIAS Research Center, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy.
Silvia RossiBuilding and Construction Cluster of the Emilia Romagna Region, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
Francesco ViroliTekneHub, Department of Architecture, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Marcello BalzaniTekneHub, Department of Architecture, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Marco PetittaDepartment of Earth Sciences, University "La Sapienza", 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1137-6137
Sante MazzacaneCIAS Research Center, University of Ferrara, 44122 Ferrara, Italy.
Elisabetta CaselliSection of Microbiology, Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, and LTTA, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6048-9141

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beach sand may act as a reservoir for potential human pathogens, posing a public health risk. Despite this, the microbiological monitoring of sand microbiome is rarely performed to determine beach quality. In this study, the sand microbial population of a Northern Adriatic Sea beach sand was profiled by microbiological (CFU counts) and molecular methods (WGS, microarray), showing significant presence of potential human pathogens including drug-resistant strains. Consistent with these results, the potential of quicklime as a restoring method was tested in vitro and on-field. Collected data showed that adding 1-3% quicklime (

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beach sand microbiomedecontaminationpathogen contaminationquicklimeWGS

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PMID37630591
PMCPMC10460030

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