New Publication Alert!
We are thrilled to share that our colleagues Julia Vierheilig and Gabriela Eder have contributed to the recently published openAccess article led by Matthew Thornton from Andreas Bergthaler Lab (Medizinische Universität Wien):

"Comparative wastewater virome analysis with different enrichment methods"
Published in WaterResearch, opens an external URL in a new window (IWA Publishing, opens an external URL)
Read here: https://lnkd.in/dnhtyhae, opens an external URL

This collaborative work evaluates five virus enrichment methods to assess their impact on capturing the rich and diverse virome of raw wastewater.

Key findings:
Virus concentration method choice highly impacts recovered viral communities.
Polyethylene glycol precipitation (PEG) and vacuum-based direct capture (VDC) detect more viral species with higher nucleotide diversity than other methods tested.
Enrichment effect of concentration depends on viral taxonomy.
PEG and VDC yield comparable enrichments of a broad range of viral taxa from wastewater.

These findings are crucial for enhancing Wastewater Based Epidemiology (WBE) and improving preparedness for emerging viral threats.

Congratulations to all co-authors for advancing the frontiers of Environmental Virology and Public Health surveillance!