You are seeing a free-to-access but limited selection of the activity Altmetric has collected about this research output.
Click here to find out more.
X Demographics
Mendeley readers
Attention Score in Context
| Title |
Stable-isotope probing and metagenomics reveal predation by protozoa drives E. coli removal in slow sand filters
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
The ISME Journal, October 2014
|
| DOI | 10.1038/ismej.2014.175 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sarah-Jane Haig, Melanie Schirmer, Rosalinda D’Amore, Joseph Gibbs, Robert L Davies, Gavin Collins, Christopher Quince |
| Abstract |
Stable-isotope probing and metagenomics were applied to study samples taken from laboratory-scale slow sand filters 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4 h after challenging with (13)C-labelled Escherichia coli to determine the mechanisms and organisms responsible for coliform removal. Before spiking, the filters had been continuously operated for 7 weeks using water from the River Kelvin, Glasgow as their influent source. Direct counts and quantitative PCR assays revealed a clear predator-prey response between protozoa and E. coli. The importance of top-down trophic-interactions was confirmed by metagenomic analysis, identifying several protozoan and viral species connected to E. coli attrition, with protozoan grazing responsible for the majority of the removal. In addition to top-down mechanisms, indirect mechanisms, such as algal reactive oxygen species-induced lysis, and mutualistic interactions between algae and fungi, were also associated with coliform removal. The findings significantly further our understanding of the processes and trophic interactions underpinning E. coli removal. This study provides an example for similar studies, and the opportunity to better understand, manage and enhance E. coli removal by allowing the creation of more complex trophic interaction models.The ISME Journal advance online publication, 3 October 2014; doi:10.1038/ismej.2014.175. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 36% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 14% |
| Ireland | 2 | 14% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 7 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 5 | 36% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 130 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 123 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 34 | 26% |
| Researcher | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 12% |
| Unknown | 24 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 31 | 24% |
| Environmental Science | 23 | 18% |
| Engineering | 16 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 37 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 November 2015.
All research outputs
#4,225,915
of 25,457,858 outputs
Outputs from The ISME Journal
#1,901
of 3,274 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#44,585
of 266,111 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The ISME Journal
#33
of 66 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,457,858 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 83rd percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 3,274 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 20.9. This one is in the 41st percentile – i.e., 41% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 266,111 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done well, scoring higher than 83% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 66 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 50% of its contemporaries.