Originalpublikationen

Biofilm detachment significantly affects biological stability of drinking water during intermittent water supply in a pilot scale water distribution system

Leifels, M., Cheng, D., Cai, J., Nadhirah, N., Mohidin, A. F., Santillan, E., Woo, Y., Hill, E., Wu, S. W., Boon, N., Favere, J., Whittle, A. J. & Wuertz, S., 01 Juli 2025, in: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, S. 22408 22408.

Seasonality in negative removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products at the Himalayan foothills wastewater treatment plants

Silori, R., Mahapatra, D. M., Tauseef, S. M., Biswas, P., Vellanki, B. P., Goswami, R., Leifels, M., Mora, A., Mahlknecht, J. & Kumar, M., Juni 2025, in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 13, 3, 116803.

Seasonally recurring patterns of dominant Crenothrix spp. in a European alluvial drinking water well: Significance and potential indicator role

Steinbacher, S. D., Priselac, K., Kandler, W., Savio, D., Vierheilig, J., Mayer, R., Demeter, K., Linke, R. B., Mach, R. L., Sommer, R., Lindner, G., Zuser, K., Kolm, C., Stevenson, M. E., Blaschke, A. P., Kirschner, A. K. T., Leifels, M. & Farnleitner, A. H., 27 Feb. 2025, (Elektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung) in: Water Research. 279, S. 123406 123406.

Using A Harmonised Study Design and Quantitative Toolbox Reveals Major Inconsistencies When Investigating the Main Drivers of Water and Biofilm Antibiotic Resistomes in Different Rivers

Leopold, M., Kolm, C., Linke, R. B., Schachner-Groehs, I., Koller, M., Kandler, W., Kittinger, C., Zarfel, G., Farnleitner, A. H. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 01 Jan. 2025, (Angenommen/Im Druck) in: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 488, S. 137343 137343.

A novel ionic liquid‑based approach for DNA and RNA extraction simplifies sample preparation for bacterial diagnostics

Kolm, C., Kreuter, J., Bica-Schröder, K., Pálvölgyl, Á. M., Krska, R., Sommer, R., Farnleitner, A. H. & Reischer, G., Dez. 2024, in: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 416, 29, S. 7109-7120 12 S.

Antibiotikaresistenzen entlang der gesamten Donau: Wissenschaftsteam identifiziert Biofilm im Fluss als mögliches Reservoir für Resistenzen

Farnleitner, A. H. & Kirschner, A. K. T,, 2024, in: Hygiene + Medizin. 49, 6, S. 107-108 2 S.

Assessing the impact of inland navigation on the faecal pollution status of large rivers: A novel integrated field approach

Steinbacher, S. D., Ameen, A., Demeter, K., Lun, D., Derx, J., Lindner, G., Sommer, R., Linke, R. B., Kolm, C., Zuser, K., Heckel, M., Perschl, A., Blöschl, G., Blaschke, A. P., Kirschner, A. K. T. & Farnleitner, A. H., 01 Sept. 2024, in: Water Research. 261, S. 122029 122029.

Assessment of PCR Inhibitor Removal Methods to Monitor Viruses in Environmental Water Samples: DAX-8 Outperforms Competitors

Hamza, I. A. & Leifels, M., Jan. 2024, in: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 235, 1, 20.

Development of a whole-cell SELEX process to select species-specific aptamers against Aspergillus niger

Ellena, V., Ioannou, A., Kolm, C., Farnleiter, A. H. & Steiger, M. G., 05 Nov. 2024, in: Fungal Biology and Biotechnology. 11, 1, S. 17 17.

Domestic hot-water boilers harbour active thermophilic bacterial communities distinctly different from those in the cold-water supply

Egli, T., Campostrini, L., Leifels, M., Füchslin, H. P., Kolm, C., Dan, C., Zimmermann, S., Hauss, V., Guiller, A., Grasso, L., Shajkofci, A., Farnleitner, A. H. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 01 Apr. 2024, in: Water Research. 253, S. 121109 121109.

Fate and transport of fragmented and spherical microplastics in saturated gravel and quartz sand

Ameen, A., Stevenson, M. E., Kirschner, A. K. T., Jakwerth, S., Derx, J. & Blaschke, A. P., 20 Aug. 2024, (Elektronische Veröffentlichung vor Drucklegung) in: Journal of Environmental Quality. 53, 5, S. 727-742 16 S.

Heparin enables the reliable detection of endotoxin in human serum samples using the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay

Harm, S., Schildböck, C., Cont, D. & Weber, V., 29 Jan. 2024, in: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, S. 2410 2410.

Introducing bacterial community turnover times to elucidate temporal and spatial hotspots of biological instability in a large Austrian drinking water distribution network

Campostrini, L., Proksch, P., Jakwerth, S., Farnleitner, A. & Kirschner, A., 15 März 2024, in: Water Research. 252, S. 121188 121188.

Linking Antibiotic Resistance Gene Patterns with Advanced Faecal Pollution Assessment and Environmental Key Parameters along 2300 km of the Danube River

Schachner-Groehs, I., Koller, M., Leopold, M., Kolm, C., Linke, R. B., Jakwerth, S., Kolarević, S., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Kandler, W., Sulyok, M., Vierheilig, J., Toumi, M., Farkas, R., Toth, E., Kittinger, C., Zarfel, G., Farnleitner, A. H. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 15 März 2024, in: Water Research. 252, S. 121244 121244.

Long-term impact of basin-wide wastewater management on faecal pollution levels along the entire Danube River

Kirschner, A. K. T., Schachner-Groehs, I., Kavka, G., Hoedl, E., Kovacs, A. & Farnleitner, A. H., Juli 2024, in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31, 33, S. 45697-45710 14 S.

Temporal changes in the morphological and microbial diversity of biofilms on the surface of a submerged stone in the Danube River

Makk, J., Toumi, M., Krett, G., Lange-Enyedi, N. T., Schachner-Groehs, I., Kirschner, A. K. T. & Tóth, E., Sept. 2024, in: Biologia Futura. 75, 3, S. 261-277 17 S.

The neutralizing effect of heparin on blood-derived antimicrobial compounds: impact on antibacterial activity and inflammatory response

Cont, D., Harm, S., Schildböck, C., Kolm, C., Kirschner, A. K. T., Farnleitner, A. H., Pilecky, M., Zottl, J., Hartmann, J. & Weber, V., 22 März 2024, in: Frontiers in Immunology. 15, 1373255.

Transformer Versus LSTM: A Comparison of Deep Learning Models for Karst Spring Discharge Forecasting

Pölz, A., Blaschke, A. P., Komma, J., Farnleitner, A. H. & Derx, J., 01 Apr. 2024, in: Water Resources Research. 60, 4, e2022WR032602.

Tricks and tracks of prevalence, occurrences, treatment technologies, and challenges of mixtures of emerging contaminants in the environment: With special emphasis on microplastic

Sudarsan, J. S., Dogra, K., Kumar, R., Raval, N. P., Leifels, M., Mukherjee, S., Trivedi, M. H., Jain, M. S., Zang, J., Barceló, D., Mahlknecht, J. & Kumar, M., Juli 2024, in: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 265, S. 104389 104389.

A probabilistic-deterministic approach for assessing climate change effects on infection risks downstream of sewage emissions from CSOs

Derx, J., Müller-Thomy, H., Kılıç, H. S., Cervero-Arago, S., Linke, R., Lindner, G., Walochnik, J., Sommer, R., Komma, J., Farnleitner, A. H. & Blaschke, A. P., 01 Dez. 2023, in: Water Research. 247, S. 120746 1 S., 120746.

Bacterial bioindicators enable biological status classification along the continental Danube river

Fontaine, L., Pin, L., Savio, D., Friberg, N., Kirschner, A. K. T., Farnleitner, A. H. & Eiler, A., Dez. 2023, in: Communications Biology. 6, 1, S. 862 862.

Epidemiological cut-off values for non-O1/ non-O139 Vibrio cholerae disc diffusion data generated by standardised methods

Smith, P., Le Devendec, L., Jouy, E., Larvor, E., Lesne, J., Kirschner, A. K. T., Rehm, C., Leopold, M., Pleininger, S., Heger, F., Jäckel, C., Göllner, C., Nekat, J., Hammerl, J. A. & Baron, S., 14 Dez. 2023, in: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 156, S. 115-121 7 S.

Evaluating a robust and easy-to-use biological-activity-based method to assess the presence of potentially adverse bacteria at two riverbank filtration sites along the Danube river: A case study

Oudega, T. J., Leifels, M., Steinbacher, S., Kandler, W., Derx, J., Farnleitner, A., Kirschner, A. & Blaschke, A. P., Sept. 2023, in: Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft. 75, 11, S. 634-643 10 S.

First report on the occurrence of Vibrio cholerae nonO1/nonO139 in natural and artificial lakes and ponds in Serbia: Evidence for a long-distance transfer of strains and the presence of Vibrio paracholerae

Rehm, C., Lippert, K., Indra, A., Kolarević, S., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Leopold, M., Steinbacher, S., Schachner, I., Campostrini, L., Risslegger, A., Farnleitner, A. H., Kolm, C. & Kirschner, A. K. T., Apr. 2023, in: Environmental Microbiology Reports. 15, 2, S. 142-152 11 S.

Have genetic targets for faecal pollution diagnostics and source tracking revolutionized water quality analysis yet?

Demeter, K., Linke, R., Ballesté, E., Reischer, G., Mayer, R. E., Vierheilig, J., Kolm, C., Stevenson, M. E., Derx, J., Kirschner, A. K. T., Sommer, R., Shanks, O. C., Blanch, A. R., Rose, J., Ahmed, W. & Farnleitner, A. H., 01 Juli 2023, in: FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 47, 4, fuad028.

Low antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from two large Austrian alpine karstic spring catchments

Schachner-Gröhs, I., Strohhammer, T., Frick, C., Campostrini, L., Linke, R. B., Zarfel, G., Farnleitner, A. H. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 10 Okt. 2023, in: Science of the Total Environment. 894, S. 164949 164949.

Performance of bacterial and mitochondrial qPCR source tracking methods: A European multi-center study

Monteiro, S., Machado-Moreira, B., Linke, R., Blanch, A. R., Ballesté, E., Méndez, J., Maunula, L., Oristo, S., Stange, C., Tiehm, A., Farnleitner, A. H., Santos, R. & García-Aljaro, C., Aug. 2023, in: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 253, S. 114241 114241.

Probabilistic fecal pollution source profiling and microbial source tracking for an urban river catchment

Derx, J., Kılıç, H. S., Linke, R., Cervero-Aragó, S., Frick, C., Schijven, J., Kirschner, A. K. T., Lindner, G., Walochnik, J., Stalder, G., Sommer, R., Saracevic, E., Zessner, M., Blaschke, A. P. & Farnleitner, A. H., 20 Jan. 2023, in: Science of the Total Environment. 857, Pt 2, S. 159533 159533.

Short-term impacts of a large cultural event on the microbial pollution status of a pre-alpine river

Leopold, M., Krlovic, N., Schagerl, M., Schelker, J. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 10 Dez. 2023, in: Journal of Water and Health. 21, 12, S. 1898-1907 10 S.

Vibrio cholerae - An emerging pathogen in Austrian bathing waters?

Kolm, C., Rehm, C., Pleininger, S., Heger, F., Indra, A., Reischer, G., Farnleitner, A. & Kirschner, A., 2023, in: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift. 135, 21-22, S. 597-608 12 S.

Transport and removal of spores of Bacillus subtilis in an alluvial gravel aquifer at varying flow rates and implications for setback distances

Oudega, T. J., Lindner, G., Sommer, R., Farnleitner, A. H., Kerber, G., Derx, J., Stevenson, M. E. & Blaschke, A. P., Dez. 2022, in: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 251, S. 104080 104080.

Was bringen Ufergehölze für die Wasser- und Sedimentqualität von Bächen in landwirtschaftlichen Regionen?

Weigelhofer, G., Leopold, M., Akbari, E., Farnleitner, A. H. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 2022, in: Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft.

Wastewater-based epidemiology in countries with poor wastewater treatment - Epidemiological indicator function of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters

Kolarević, S., Micsinai, A., Szántó-Egész, R., Lukács, A., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Djordjevic, A., Vojnović-Milutinović, D., Marić, J. J., Kirschner, A. K. T., Farnleitner, A. A. H., Linke, R., Đukic, A., Kostić-Vuković, J. & Paunović, M., 15 Okt. 2022, in: Science of the Total Environment. 843, S. 156964 156964

A Novel Flow Cytometric Approach for the Quantification and Quality Control of Chlamydia trachomatis Preparations

Klasinc, R., Reiter, M., Digruber, A., Tschulenk, W., Walter, I., Kirschner, A., Spittler, A. & Stockinger, H., 12 Dez. 2021, in: Pathogens. 10, 12, 1617.

Assessing the faecal source sensitivity and specificity of ruminant and human genetic microbial source tracking markers in the central Ethiopian highlands

Linke, R. B., Kebede, G., Mushi, D., Lakew, A., Hayes, D. S., Graf, W. & Farnleitner, A. H., Apr. 2021, in: Letters in Applied Microbiology. 72, 4, S. 458-466 9 S.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Danube River in Serbia associated with the discharge of untreated wastewaters

Kolarević, S., Micsinai, A., Szántó-Egész, R., Lukács, A., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Lundy, L., Kirschner, A. K. T., Farnleitner, A. H., Djukic, A., Čolić, J., Nenin, T., Sunjog, K. & Paunović, M., 20 Aug. 2021, in: Science of the Total Environment. 783, S. 146967 146967.

Die faszinierenden neuen Möglichkeiten der mikrobiologischen Methodik und molekularen Diagnostik im Wasserfach

Farnleitner, A. H. & Zibuschka, F., 2021, in: Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft. 73, 11-12, S. 450-454 5 S.

Genetic microbial faecal source tracking: rising technology to support future water quality testing and safety management

Steinbacher, S. D., Savio, D., Demeter, K., Karl, M., Kandler, W., Kirschner, A. K. T., Reischer, G. H., Ixenmaier, S. K., Mayer, R. E., Mach, R. L., Derx, J., Sommer, R., Linke, R. & Farnleitner, A. H., 2021, in: Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft. 73, S. 468-481

Genetic Microbial Source Tracking Support QMRA Modeling for a Riverine Wetland Drinking Water Resource

Derx, J., Demeter, K., Linke, R., Cervero-Aragó, S., Lindner, G., Stalder, G., Schijven, J., Sommer, R., Walochnik, J., Kirschner, A. K. T., Komma, J., Blaschke, A. P. & Farnleitner, A. H., 14 Juli 2021, in: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, S. 668778 668778.

Identifying Inorganic Turbidity in Water Samples as Potential Loss Factor During Nucleic Acid Extraction: Implications for Molecular Fecal Pollution Diagnostics and Source Tracking

Linke, R. B., Zeki, S., Mayer, R., Keiblinger, K., Savio, D., Kirschner, A. K. T., Reischer, G. H., Mach, R. L., Sommer, R. & Farnleitner, A. H., 20 Okt. 2021, in: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, S. 660566 660566.

Microbial faecal pollution of river water in a watershed of tropical Ethiopian highlands is driven by diffuse pollution sources

Mushi, D., Kebede, G., Linke, R. B., Lakew, A., Hayes, D. S., Graf, W. & Farnleitner, A. H., 01 Aug. 2021, in: Journal of Water and Health. 19, 4, S. 575-591 17 S.

Modelling the interplay of future changes and wastewater management measures on the microbiological river water quality considering safe drinking water production

Demeter, K., Derx, J., Komma, J., Parajka, J., Schijven, J., Sommer, R., Cervero-Aragó, S., Lindner, G., Zoufal-Hruza, C. M., Linke, R., Savio, D., Ixenmaier, S. K., Kirschner, A. K. T., Kromp, H., Blaschke, A. P. & Farnleitner, A. H., 10 Mai 2021, in: Science of the Total Environment. 768, S. 144278 144278.

Upscaling Transport of Bacillus subtilis Endospores and Coliphage phiX174 in Heterogeneous Porous Media from the Column to the Field Scale

Oudega, T. J., Lindner, G., Derx, J., Farnleitner, A. H., Sommer, R., Blaschke, A. P. & Stevenson, M. E., 17 Aug. 2021, in: Environmental Science & Technology. 55, 16, S. 11060-11069 10 S.

Using hydrodynamic and hydraulic modelling to study microbiological water quality issues at a backwater area of the Danube to support decision-making

Derx, J., Komma, J., Reiner, P., Vierheilig, J., Savio, D., Sommer, R., Kirschner, A. K. T., Frick, C., Linke, R., Farnleitner, A. H. & Blaschke, A. P., 2021, in: Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft. 73, S. 482-489

Vertebrate host phylogeny influences gut archaeal diversity

Youngblut, N. D., Reischer, G. H., Dauser, S., Maisch, S., Walzer, C., Stalder, G., Farnleitner, A. H. & Ley, R. E., Nov. 2021, in: Nature Microbiology. 6, 11, S. 1443-1454 12 S.

DNA aptamers against bacterial cells can be efficiently selected by a SELEX process using state-of-the art qPCR and ultra-deep sequencing

Kolm, C., Cervenka, I., Aschl, U. J., Baumann, N., Jakwerth, S., Krska, R., Mach, R. L., Sommer, R., DeRosa, M. C., Kirschner, A. K. T., Farnleitner, A. H. & Reischer, G. H., 01 Dez. 2020, in: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, S. 20917 20917.

Elucidating fecal pollution patterns in alluvial water resources by linking standard fecal indicator bacteria to river connectivity and genetic microbial source tracking

Frick, C., Vierheilig, J., Nadiotis-Tsaka, T., Ixenmaier, S., Linke, R., Reischer, G. H., Komma, J., Kirschner, A. K. T., Mach, R. L., Savio, D., Seidl, D., Blaschke, A. P., Sommer, R., Derx, J. & Farnleitner, A. H., 01 Okt. 2020, in: Water Research. 184, S. 116132 116132.

Evaluation of groundwater bacterial community composition to inform waterborne pathogen vulnerability assessments

Chik, A. H. S., Emelko, M. B., Anderson, W. B., O'Sullivan, K. E., Savio, D., Farnleitner, A. H., Blaschke, A. P. & Schijven, J. F., 15 Nov. 2020, in: Science of the Total Environment. 743, S. 140472 140472.

Global emergence of environmental non-O1/O139 Vibrio cholerae infections linked with climate change: a neglected research field?

Vezzulli, L., Baker-Austin, C., Kirschner, A. K. T., Pruzzo, C. & Martinez-Urtaza, J., 01 Okt. 2020, in: Environmental Microbiology. 22, 10, S. 4342-4355 14 S.

Improving the identification of the source of faecal pollution in water using a modelling approach: From multi-source to aged and diluted samples

Ballesté, E., Belanche-Muñoz, L. A., Farnleitner, A. H., Linke, R., Sommer, R., Santos, R., Monteiro, S., Maunula, L., Oristo, S., Tiehm A, A., Stange, C. & Blanch, A. R., 15 März 2020, in: Water Research. 171, S. 115392 115392.

Large-Scale Metagenome Assembly Reveals Novel Animal-Associated Microbial Genomes, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and Other Genetic Diversity

Youngblut, N. D., de la Cuesta-Zuluaga, J., Reischer, G. H., Dauser, S., Schuster, N., Walzer, C., Stalder, G., Farnleitner, A. H. & Ley, R. E., 03 Nov. 2020, in: mSystems. 5, 6, e01045-20.

Macroinvertebrate indices versus microbial fecal pollution characteristics for water quality monitoring reveals contrasting results for an Ethiopian river

Kebede, G., Mushi, D., Linke, R. B., Dereje, O., Lakew, A., Hayes, D. S., Farnleitner, A. H. & Graf, W., Jan. 2020, in: Ecological Indicators. 108, 105733.

Challenges and perspectives in the application of isothermal DNA amplification methods for food and water analysis

Martzy, R., Kolm, C., Krska, R., Mach, R. L., Farnleitner, A. H. & Reischer, G. H., 16 März 2019, in: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 411, 9, S. 1695-1702 8 S.

Detection of a microbial source tracking marker by isothermal helicase-dependent amplification and a nucleic acid lateral-flow strip test

Kolm, C., Martzy, R., Führer, M., Mach, R. L., Krska, R., Baumgartner, S., Farnleitner, A. H. & Reischer, G. H., 01 Dez. 2019, in: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, S. 393 393.

Event-transport of beta-d-glucuronidase in an agricultural headwater stream: Assessment of seasonal patterns by on-line enzymatic activity measurements and environmental isotopes

Stadler, P., Blöschl, G., Nemeth, L., Oismüller, M., Kumpan, M., Krampe, J., Farnleitner, A. H. & Zessner, M., 20 Apr. 2019, in: Science of the Total Environment. 662, S. 236-245 10 S.

Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants

Global Water Microbiome Consortium & Vierheilig, J., 01 Juli 2019, in: Nature Microbiology. 4, 7, S. 1183-1195 13 S.

Host diet and evolutionary history explain different aspects of gut microbiome diversity among vertebrate clades

Youngblut, N. D., Reischer, G. H., Walters, W., Schuster, N., Walzer, C., Stalder, G., Ley, R. E. & Farnleitner, A. H., 01 Dez. 2019, in: Nature Communications. 10, 1, S. 2200 2200.

Hygienische Anforderungen für die Einleitung von Kläranlagenabläufen in Badegewässer

Sommer, R., Blaschke, A. P., Holzhammer, E., Cervero-Arago, S., Lindner, G., Haider, T. & Farnleitner, A. H., 2019, in: Wiener Mitteilungen. 249, S. 209-228 20 S.

Low yield and abiotic origin of N2O formed by the complete nitrifier Nitrospira inopinata

Kits, K. D., Jung, M.-Y., Vierheilig, J., Pjevac, P., Sedlacek, C. J., Liu, S., Herbold, C., Stein, L. Y., Richter, A., Wissel, H., Brüggemann, N., Wagner, M. & Daims, H., 01 Dez. 2019, in: Nature Communications. 10, 1, S. 1836 1836.

Mikrobiologisch-hygienische Untersuchungen am Neusiedler See – von der Einzeluntersuchung zum Gesamtkonzept

Herzig, A., Hatvani, I. G., Tanos, P., Blaschke, A. P., Sommer, R., Farnleitner, A. H. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 01 Dez. 2019, in: Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft. 71, 11-12, S. 537-555

Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Resistance Traits of Vibrio cholerae Non-O1/Non-O139 Isolated From a Large Austrian Lake Frequently Associated With Cases of Human Infection

Lepuschitz, S., Baron, S., Larvor, E., Granier, S. A., Pretzer, C., Mach, R. L., Farnleitner, A. H., Ruppitsch, W., Pleininger, S., Indra, A. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 08 Nov. 2019, in: Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, S. 2600 2600.

Simple lysis of bacterial cells for DNA-based diagnostics using hydrophilic ionic liquids

Martzy, R., Bica-Schröder, K., Pálvölgyi, Á. M., Kolm, C., Jakwerth, S., Kirschner, A. K. T., Sommer, R., Krska, R., Mach, R. L., Farnleitner, A. H. & Reischer, G. H., 01 Dez. 2019, in: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, S. 13994 13994.

Spatial patterns of enzymatic activity in large water bodies: Ship-borne measurements of beta-D-glucuronidase activity as a rapid indicator of microbial water quality

Stadler, P., Loken, L. C., Crawford, J. T., Schramm, P. J., Sorsa, K., Kuhn, C., Savio, D., Striegl, R. G., Butman, D., Stanley, E. H., Farnleitner, A. H. & Zessner, M., 15 Feb. 2019, in: Science of the Total Environment. 651, Pt 2, S. 1742-1752 11 S.

Spatiotemporal resolved sampling for the interpretation of micropollutant removal during riverbank filtration

van Driezum, I. H., Derx, J., Oudega, T. J., Zessner, M., Naus, F. L., Saracevic, E., Kirschner, A. K. T., Sommer, R., Farnleitner, A. H. & Blaschke, A. P., 01 Feb. 2019, in: Science of the Total Environment. 649, S. 212-223 12 S.

Spring Water of an Alpine Karst Aquifer Is Dominated by a Taxonomically Stable but Discharge-Responsive Bacterial Community

Savio, D., Stadler, P., Reischer, G. H., Demeter, K., Linke, R. B., Blaschke, A. P., Mach, R. L., Kirschner, A. K. T., Stadler, H. & Farnleitner, A. H., 2019, in: Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, S. 28 28.

Viability and infectivity of viable but nonculturable Legionella pneumophila strains induced at high temperatures

Cervero-Aragó, S., Schrammel, B., Dietersdorfer, E., Sommer, R., Lück, C., Walochnik, J. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 01 Juli 2019, in: Water Research. 158, S. 268-279 12 S.

Viability and infectivity of viable but nonculturable Legionella pneumophila strains induced at high temperatures. 

Cervero-Aragó, S., Schrammel, B., Dietersdorfer, E., Sommer, R., Lück, C., Walochnik, J., Kirschner, A. K. T. (2019): Water Research 158: 268-279

Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants. 

Wu, L., Ning, D., Zhang, B., Li, Y., Zhang, P., Shan, X., Zhang, Q., Brown, M., Li, Z., van Nostrand, J., Ling, F., Xiao, N., Zhang, Y., Vierheilig, J., et al. (2019): Nature Microbiology 4:1183-1195

Analytik fäkaler mikrobiologischer Verunreinigungen im Zeitalter der molekularbiologischen Diagnostik

Mayer, R., Karl, M., Linke, R., Kirschner, A., Reischer, G., Sommer, R., Zessner, M., Savio, D. & Farnleitner, A. H., 2018, in: Wiener Mitteilungen. 247, S. 47-54 8 S.

Antibiotic Resistance of Acinetobacter spp. Isolates from the River Danube: Susceptibility Stays High

Kittinger, C., Kirschner, A., Lipp, M., Baumert, R., Mascher, F., Farnleitner, A. H. & Zarfel, G. E., Jan. 2018, in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15, 1, 52.

Application of three different methods to determine the prevalence, the abundance and the environmental drivers of culturable Vibrio cholerae in fresh and brackish bathing waters

Kirschner, A. K. T., Pleininger, S., Jakwerth, S., Rehak, S., Farnleitner, A. H., Huhulescu, S. & Indra, A., Okt. 2018, in: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 125, 4, S. 1186-1198 13 S.

Global Distribution of Human-Associated Fecal Genetic Markers in Reference Samples from Six Continents

Mayer, R. E., Reischer, G. H., Ixenmaier, S. K., Derx, J., Blaschke, A. P., Ebdon, J. E., Linke, R., Egle, L., Ahmed, W., Blanch, A. R., Byamukama, D., Savill, M., Mushi, D., Cristóbal, H. A., Edge, T. A., Schade, M. A., Aslan, A., Brooks, Y. M., Sommer, R. & Masago, Y. &10 mehr, , 01 Mai 2018, in: Environmental Science & Technology. 52, 9, S. 5076-5084 9 S.

Hotspots and main drivers of fecal pollution in Neusiedler See, a large shallow lake in Central Europe

Hatvani, I. G., Kirschner, A. K. T., Farnleitner, A. H., Tanos, P. & Herzig, A., 01 Okt. 2018, in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25, 29, S. 28884-28898 15 S.

Opening the black box of spring water microbiology from alpine karst aquifers to support proactive drinking water resource management

Savio, D., Stadler, P., Reischer, G. H., Kirschner, A. K. T., Demeter, K., Linke, R., Blaschke, A. P., Sommer, R., Szewzyk, U., Wilhartitz, I. C., Mach, R. L., Stadler, H. & Farnleitner, A. H., 01 Mai 2018, in: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 5, 3, S. e1282 e1282.

Poikilothermic Animals as a Previously Unrecognized Source of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in a Backwater Ecosystem of a Large River

Frick, C., Vierheilig, J., Linke, R., Savio, D., Zornig, H., Antensteiner, R., Baumgartner, C., Bucher, C., Blaschke, A. P., Derx, J., Kirschner, A. K. T., Ryzinska-Paier, G., Mayer, R., Seidl, D., Nadiotis-Tsaka, T., Sommer, R. & Farnleitner, A. H., 01 Aug. 2018, in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84, 16, e00715-18.

Spatiotemporal analysis of bacterial biomass and activity to understand surface and groundwater interactions in a highly dynamic riverbank filtration system

van Driezum, I. H., Chik, A. H. S., Jakwerth, S., Lindner, G., Farnleitner, A. H., Sommer, R., Blaschke, A. P. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 15 Juni 2018, in: Science of the Total Environment. 627, S. 450-461 12 S.

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Vibrio cholerae in Turbid Alkaline Lakes as Determined by Quantitative PCR

Bliem, R., Reischer, G., Linke, R., Farnleitner, A. H. & Kirschner, A. K. T., 01 Juni 2018, in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84, 11, e00317-18.

Modelled impacts of policies and climate change on land use and water quality in Austria. 

Schönhart, M., Trautvetter, H., Parajka, J., Blaschke, A. P., Hepp, G., Kirchner, M., Mitter, H., Schmid, E., Strenn, B., Zessner, M. (2018): Land Use Policy 76: 500-514

Differential development of Legionella sub-populations during short- and long-term starvation. 

Schrammel, B., Cervero-Aragó, S., Dietersdorfer, E., Walochnik, J., Lück, C., Sommer, R., Kirschner, A. K. T. (2018): Water Research 141: 417-427

A novel integrated modelling framework to assess the impacts of climate and socio-economic drivers on land use and water quality. 

Zessner, M., Schönhart, M., Parajka, J., Trautvetter, H., Mitter, H., Kirchner, M., Hepp, G., Blaschke, A. P., Strenn,  B., Schmid, E. (2018): Science of the Total Environment 579: 1137-1151

A Complementary Isothermal Amplification Method to the U.S. EPA Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Approach for the Detection of Enterococci in Environmental Waters

Kolm, C., Martzy, R., Brunner, K., Mach, R. L., Krska, R., Heinze, G., Sommer, R., Reischer, G. H. & Farnleitner, A. H., 20 Juni 2017, in: Environmental Science & Technology. 51, 12, S. 7028-7035 8 S.

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the rapid detection of Enterococcus spp. in water

Martzy, R., Kolm, C., Brunner, K., Mach, R. L., Krska, R., Šinkovec, H., Sommer, R., Farnleitner, A. H. & Reischer, G. H., 01 Okt. 2017, in: Water Research. 122, S. 62-69 8 S.

Does Pumping Volume Affect the Concentration of Micropollutants in Groundwater Samples?

van Driezum, I. H., Derx, J., Saracevic, E., Kirschner, A. K. T., Sommer, R., Farnleitner, A. H. & Blaschke, A. P., 01 Sept. 2017, in: Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation. 37, 4, S. 82-88 7 S.

Mikrobiologie und Wasser - Teil 1: Übersicht zu den methodischen Möglichkeiten der Analyse

Zibuschka, F., Kirschner, A. K. T., Frick, C., Lindner, G., Reischer, G. H., Lendenfeld, T., Vogl, W., Schauer, U. & Farnleitner, A. H., 2017, in: ÖWAV-Arbeitsbehelf. Österreichischer Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaftsverband (ÖWAV). 52

Multiparametric monitoring of microbial faecal pollution reveals the dominance of human contamination along the whole Danube River

Kirschner, A. K. T., Reischer, G. H., Jakwerth, S., Savio, D., Ixenmaier, S., Toth, E., Sommer, R., Mach, R. L., Linke, R., Eiler, A., Kolarevic, S. & Farnleitner, A. H., 01 Nov. 2017, in: Water Research. 124, S. 543-555 13 S.

Method to determine the power efficiency of UV disinfection plants and its application to low pressure plants for drinking water. 

Schmalwieser, A. W., Hirschmann, G., Cabaj, A., & Sommer, R. (2017): Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 17: 947–957

Impact of the BDA pilot test on groundwater conditions. 

Derx, J., Blaschke, A. P. (2016): Österr Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaftsverband 68: 226–238

Comment on ‘UV Disinfection Induces a VBNC State in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa’.

Blatchley, E. R., Oguma, K., Sommer, R. (2016): IUVA News 18: 12-16

UV disinfection and flocculation-chlorination sachets to reduce hepatitis E virus in drinking water. 

Guerrero-Latorre, L., Gonzales-Gustavson, E., Hundesa, A., Sommer, R., Girones, R. (2016): International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 219:405-11; doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.04.002

Optimized methods for L. pneumophila release from its Acanthamoeba hosts. 

Dietersdorfer, E., Cervero-Aragó, S., Sommer, R., Kirschner, A. K. T., Walochnik J (2016):  BMC Microbiology 16:74

Potential applications of next generation DNA sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons in microbial water quality monitoring

Vierheilig, J., Savio, D., Farnleitner, A. H., Reischer, G. H., Ley, R. E. & Mach, R. L., Dez. 2015, in: Water Science and Technology. 72, 11, S. 1962-1972 11 S.

Ten-year monitoring of an ultraviolet disinfection plant for drinking water. 

Schmalwieser, A. W., Cabaj, A., Hirschmann, G., Sommer, R. (2015): Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 10: 34–39. dx.doi.org/10.1680/jees.14.00014

Effect of UV irradiation (253.7) on free Legionella and Legionella associated with its amoebae hosts.

Cervero-Aragó, S., Sommer, R, Araujo, R. M. (2014): Water Res 30:299-309

Environmental effectors on the inactivation of human adenoviruses in water.

Carratalà, A., Rusiñol, M., Rodriguez-Manzano, J., Guerrero-Latorre, L., Sommer, R., Girones, R. (2013): Food and Environmental Virology 5: 203-214

Microorganism inactivation by an ozonation step optimized for micropollutant removal from tertiary effluent.

Schaar, H., Sommer, R., Schürhagl, R., Yillia, P. & Kreuzinger, N. (2013): Water Science and Technology 68: 311-318

Interaction of Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 with Copepods, Cladocerans and Competing Bacteria in the Large Alkaline Lake Neusiedler See, Austria.

Kirschner, A. K. T., Schauer, S., Steinberger, B., Wilhartitz, I., Grim, C. J., Huq, A., Colwell, R. R., Herzig, A., Sommer, R. (2011):  Microbial Ecology 61: 496-506

Evaluating the success of sewer reconstruction by using carbamazepine as anthropogenic marker in groundwater.

Ruzicka, K., Zessner, M., Blaschke, A. P., Clara, M., Kroiss, H. (2011): Water Science and Technology, 63: 727 – 732

Prediction of potential macrophyte development in response to restoration measures in an urban riverine wetland. 

Baart, I., Gschöpf, C., Blaschke, A. P., Preiner, S., Hein, T. (2010): Aquatic Botany 93, 153 – 162

Three dimensional flow patterns at the stream-aquifer interface – a case study at the Danube. 

Derx, J., Blaschke, A. P., Blöschl, G. (2010): Advances in Water Resources 33: 1375-1387

Unterstützung gekoppelter hydraulischer Modelle durch Fernerkundungsdaten. 

Gschöpf, C. & Blaschke, A. P. (2009): Österreichische Wasser und Abfallwirtschaft; Springer Verlag; Band 7-8/2009; 111 – 115

Die donaunahen Grundwasserverhältnisse östlich von Wien. 

Blaschke, A. P., Schmalfuß, R. (2009): Österreichische Ingenieur- und Architekten-Zeitschrift (ÖIAZ) 154, Heft 1-6/2009; 121 – 126

Groundwater protection and diffuse nitrogen emissions to surface waters - which catchment areas have to be considered? 

Schilling, C., Zessner, M., Blaschke, A. P., Gutknecht, D., Kroiss, H. (2007): Water Science & Technology: Water Supply 7: 103 – 110

Monitoring of carbamazepine concentrations in wastewater and groundwater to quantify sewer leakage. 

Fenz, R., Blaschke, A. P., Clara, M., Kroiss, H., Mascher, D., Zessner, M. (2005): Water Science and Technology, 52: 205 – 213

Quantification of sewer exfiltration using the anti-epileptic drug carbamazepine as marker species for wastewater. 

Fenz, R., Blaschke, A. P., Clara, M., Kroiss, H., Zessner, M. (2005): Water Science and Technology, 52: 209 – 217

Lessons learned from investigations on case study level for modelling of nutrient emissions in the Danube Basin. 

Schilling, C., Behrendt, H., Blaschke, A. P., Danielescu, S., Dimova, G., Gabriel, O., Heinecke, U., Kovacs, A., Lampert, C., Postolache, C., Schreiber, H., Strauss, P., Zessner, M. (2005): Water Science and Technology, 51: 183 – 191

Clogging processes in hyporheic interstices of an impounded river, the Danube at Vienna, Austria. 

Blaschke, A. P., Steiner, K. H., Schmalfuß, R., Gutknecht, D. & Sengschmitt, D. (2003): International Review of Hydrobiology, 88: 397-413