default author photo

Louise O' Connor

University of Galway

University Road

Galway

Ireland

  • University of Galway

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

4

DOWNLOADS

279

TOTAL CITATIONS

0

Scholarly Papers (4)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

A Novel Enrichment-Free, Low-Volume Filtration and Rapid Lysis Method (Elr) in Combination with Real-Time Pcr for Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) in Water

Downloads 174 (442,467)

A Novel Enrichment-Free, Low-Volume Filtration and Rapid Lysis Method (Elr) in Combination with Real-Time Pcr for Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) in Water

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Jan 2024
Zina Alfahl, Louise O' Connor, Dearbháile Morris, Terry J. Smith, Catherine Burgess, Jean O’Dwyer, Paul Hynds, Martin Cormican and Liam P. Burke
University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, Teagasc Food Research Centre, University College Cork (UCC)- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin- Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences, University of Galway and University of Galway
Downloads 99 (710,325)

Abstract:

Loading...

STEC, Quantitative real-time PCR, Water contamination, Ireland.

A Novel Enrichment-Free, Low-Volume Filtration and Rapid Lysis Method (Elr) in Combination with Real Time Pcr for Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli (Stec) in Water

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 19 Apr 2024
Zina Alfahl, Louise O' Connor, Dearbháile Morris, Terry J. Smith, Catherine Burgess, Jean O’Dwyer, Paul Hynds, Martin Cormican and Liam P. Burke
University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, Teagasc Food Research Centre, University College Cork (UCC)- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin- Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences, University of Galway and University of Galway
Downloads 75 (863,736)

Abstract:

Loading...

STECQuantitative real-time PCRfiltrationwater contamination

2.

Assessing the Impact of Recreational Water Use on Carriage of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 06 Apr 2023
Maeve Louise Farrell, Alexandra Chueiri, Louise O' Connor, Sinead Duane, Mark Maguire, Georgios Miliotis, Martin Cormican, Brigid Hooban, Anne Leonard, William H. Gaze, Genevieve Devane, Alma Tuohy, Liam P. Burke and Dearbháile Morris
University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Galway, University of Exeter - Medical School, University of Exeter - Medical School, National Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales Reference Laboratory Service, University of Galway, University of Galway and University of Galway
Downloads 45 (1,145,425)

Abstract:

Loading...

antimicrobial resistance, Extended spectrum beta-lactamase, recreational water, Public Health, carbapenem resistance

3.

Rapid Detection of the Novel Human Pathogen Pantoea Piersonii: Advancements in Methodology

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 10 Apr 2025
Louise O' Connor, Elizabeth Minogue1 Minogue, Shaunagh Carolan, Gabriel Darcy, Alexandra Chueiri, Muireann Faherty, Joy Morton, Francesca McDonagh, Nitin Kumar Singh, Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Georgios Miliotis and Terry J. Smith
University of Galway, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Galway, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Galway, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Government of the United States of America - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of Galway and University of Galway
Downloads 38 (1,236,159)

Abstract:

Loading...

Pantoea, ISS, molecular, diagnostics

4.

Contrasting environmental drivers of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and O26 serogroups in surface water and private groundwater supplies of a karst agricultural catchment

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Jun 2026
Robert J. Hynes, Zina Alfahl, Louise O' Connor, Florence de Bock, Paul Hynds, Jean O’Dwyer and Liam P. Burke
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Galway, University of Galway, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University College Dublin- Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences, University College Cork (UCC)- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences and University of Galway
Downloads 22

Abstract:

Loading...

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), groundwater contamination, karst catchment, contaminant transport, waterborne transmission, private well, Spatiotemporal dynamics