Dr Kata Farkas

Cymrawd Ymchwil

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Environment Centre Wales

School of Natural Sciences

Bangor University

Bangor LL57 2UW, UK

Phone: +44 (0) 1248 382615

Email: k.farkas@bangor.ac.uk

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I competed my PhD in microbiology at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 2014. My research focused on the fate and behaviour of enteric viruses in groundwater. After finishing my studies, I was involved in various project that uses viral metagenomics approaches to identify viruses (both known and novel) in various ecosystems. Since 2015, I have been working at the Bangor University, on the Viraqua Project (www.viraqua.uk; 2015-2018) and at the Shellfish Centre (2019-onward).

My research focuses on the ecology and survival of viruses in the aquatic environment with a special interest in the fate of enteric viruses. Enteric viruses are responsible for the majority of gastroenteral illnesses globally putting an enormous burden on healthcare systems and the wider economy. These pathogens are often found in water reservoirs (recreational and drinking water sources, shellfish harvesting areas) and hence responsible for water- and foodborne outbreaks. I design and validate methods for the recovery of enteric viruses in the aquatic environment in order to quantify infectious viruses, understand viral ecology, describe novel and emerging strains and model viral transport in the environment.

  1. Simultaneous detection and characterization of common respiratory pathogens in wastewater through genomic sequencing

    Williams, R. C., Farkas, K., Garcia-Delgado, A., Adwan, L., Kevill, J. L., Cross, G., Weightman, A. J. & Jones, D. L., 1 Meh 2024, Yn: Water research. 256, 121612.

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    Understanding and managing uncertainty and variability for wastewater monitoring beyond the pandemic: Lessons learned from the United Kingdom national COVID-19 surveillance programmes

    Wade, M. J., Lo Jacomo, A., Armenise, E., Brown, M. R., Bunce, J. T., Cameron, G. J., Fang, Z., Farkas, K., Gilpin, D. F., Graham, D. W., Grimsley, J. M. S., Hart, A., Hoffmann, T., Jackson, K. J., Jones, D. L., Lilley, C. J., McGrath, J. W., McKinley, J. M., McSparron, C., Nejad, B. F., Morvan, M., Quintela-Baluja, M., Roberts, A. M. I., Singer, A. C., Souque, C., Speight, V. L., Sweetapple, C., Walker, D., Watts, G., Weightman, A. & Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., 15 Chwef 2022, Yn: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424, Pt B, 127456.

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    Identification of an avian polyomavirus associated with Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)

    Varsani, A., Porzig, E. L., Jennnings, S., Kraberger, S., Farkas, K., Julian, L., Massaro, M., Ballard, G. & Ainley, D. G., 1 Ebr 2015, Yn: Journal of General Virology. 96, t. 851-857

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    Fish polyomaviruses belong to two distinct evolutionary lineages

    Van Doorslaer, K., Kraberger, S., Austin, C., Farkas, K., Bergeman, M., Paunil, E., Davison, W. & Varsani, A., 8 Maw 2018, Yn: Journal of General Virology. 99, 4, t. 567-573

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  5. Genome sequences of a capulavirus infecting Plantago lanceolata in the Åland archipelago of Finland

    Susi, H., Laine, A-L., Filloux, D., Kraberger, S., Farkas, K., Bernardo, P., Frilander, M. J., Martin, D. P., Varsani, A. & Roumagnac, P., 1 Gorff 2017, Yn: Archives of Virology. 162, 7, t. 2041-2045

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    Genome sequence of a diverse goose circovirus recovered from greylag goose

    Stenzel, T., Farkas, K. & Varsani, A., 30 Gorff 2015, Yn: Genome Announcements. 3, 4, e00767-15.

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    Viral dispersal in the coastal zone: A method to quantify water quality risk

    Robins, P., Farkas, K., Jones, D. L., Cooper, D. & Malham, S., Mai 2019, Yn: Environment International. 126, t. 430-442

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    Research needs for optimising wastewater-based epidemiology monitoring for public health protection

    Robins, K., Leonard, A. F. C., Farkas, K., Graham, D. W., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Bunce, J. T., Grimsley, J. M. S., Wade, M. J., Zealand, A. M., McIntyre-Nolan, S. & Jones, D. L., 1 Medi 2022, Yn: Journal of Water and Health. 20, 9, t. 1284-1313

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  9. Detection and genotype analysis of Giardia duodenalis from asymptomatic Hungarian inhabitants and comparative findings in three distinct locations

    Plutzer, J., Torokne, A., Szenasi, Z., Kucsera, I., Farkas, K. & Karanis, P., Maw 2014, Yn: Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica. 61, 1, t. 19-26

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    Attenuation and transport of human enteric viruses and bacteriophage MS2 in alluvial sand and gravel aquifer media-laboratory studies

    Pang, L., Farkas, K., Lin, S., Hewitt, J., Premaratne, A. & Close, M., 15 Mai 2021, Yn: Water research. 196, 117051.

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  11. Tracking effluent discharges in undisturbed stony soil and alluvial gravel aquifer using synthetic DNA tracers

    Pang, L., Robson, B., Farkas, K., McGill, E., Varsani, A., Gillot, L., Li, J. & Abraham, P., 15 Awst 2017, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 592, t. 144-152

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    Mimicking filtration and transport of rotavirus and adenovirus in sand media using DNA-labeled, protein-coated silica nanoparticles

    Pang, L., Farkas, K., Bennett, G., Varsani, A., Easingwood, R., Tilley, R., Nowostawska, U. & Lin, S., 1 Hyd 2014, Yn: Water Research. 62, t. 167-179

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    Seasonal and spatial dynamics of enteric viruses in wastewater and in riverine and estuarine receiving waters

    Malham, S., Farkas, K., McDonald, J., Jones, D. L., Cooper, D. & de Rougemont, A., 1 Medi 2018, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 634, t. 1174 1183 t.

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    Genomoviruses associated with mountain and western pine beetles

    Kraberger, S., Hofstetter, R. W., Potter, K. A., Farkas, K. & Varsani, A., 2 Medi 2018, Yn: Virus Research. 256, t. 17-20

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  15. Identification of novel Bromus- and Trifolium-associated circular DNA viruses

    Kraberger, S., Farkas, K., Bernardo, P., Booke, C., Argüello-Astorga, G. R., Mesléard, F., Martin, D. P., Roumagnac, P. & Varsani, A., Mai 2015, Yn: Archives of Virology. 160, 5, t. 1303-1311

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    A comparison of precipitation and filtration-based SARS-CoV-2 recovery methods and the influence of temperature, turbidity, and surfactant load in urban wastewater

    Kevill, J. L., Pellett, C., Farkas, K., Brown, M. R., Bassano, I., Denise, H., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K., Porter, J., Warren, J., Evens, N. P., Paterson, S., Singer, A. C. & Jones, D. L., 20 Chwef 2022, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 808, 151916.

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    Use of Capsid Integrity-qPCR for Detecting Viral Capsid Integrity in Wastewater

    Kevill, J. L., Farkas, K., Ridding, N., Woodhall, N., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 26 Rhag 2023, Yn: Viruses. 16, 1

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    Assessment of two types of passive sampler for the efficient recovery of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses from wastewater

    Kevill, J. L., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Pellett, C., Woodhall, N., Richardson-O'Neill, I., Pantea, I., Alex-Sanders, N., Farkas, K. & Jones, D. L., 10 Medi 2022, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 838, 4, 156580.

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    Wastewater-based epidemiology for comprehensive community health diagnostics in a national surveillance study: Mining biochemical markers in wastewater

    Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Sims, N., Farkas, K., Jagadeesan, K., Proctor, K., Wade, M. J. & Jones, D. L., 15 Mai 2023, Yn: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 450, 1 t., 130989.

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    Genome sequences of Beet curly top Iran virus, Oat dwarf virus, Turnip curly top virus, and wheat dwarf virus identified in leafhoppers

    Kamali, M., Heydarnejad, J., Pouramini, N., Masumi, H., Farkas, K., Kraberger, S. & Varsani, A., 23 Chwef 2017, Yn: Genome Announcements. 5, 8, e01674-16.

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    Shedding of SARS-CoV-2 in feces and urine and its potential role in person-to-person transmission and the environment-based spread of COVID-19

    Jones, D. L., Baluja, M. Q., Graham, D. W., Corbishley, A., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K., Hillary, L. S., Connor, T. R., Gaze, W. H., Moura, I. B., Wilcox, M. H. & Farkas, K., 20 Rhag 2020, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 749, 141364.

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    Poor air passenger knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms and behaviour undermines strategies aimed at preventing the import of SARS-CoV-2 into the UK

    Jones, D. L., Rhymes, J., Green, E., Rimmer, C., Kevill, J., Malham, S., Weightman, A. & Farkas, K., 1 Maw 2023, Yn: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 3494.

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    Suitability of aircraft wastewater for pathogen detection and public health surveillance

    Jones, D. L., Rhymes, J., Wade, M. J., Kevill, J., Malham, S., Grimsley, J. M. S., Rimmer, C., Weightman, A. & Farkas, K., 15 Ion 2023, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 856, Pt 2, t. 159162 159162.

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    Critical Evaluation of Different Passive Sampler Materials and Approaches for the Recovery of SARS-CoV-2, Faecal-Indicator Viruses and Bacteria from Wastewater

    Jones, D. L., Grimsley, J. M. S., Kevill, J. L., Williams, R., Pellett, C., Lambert-Slosarska, K., Singer, A. C., Williams, G. B., Bargiela, R., Brown, R. W., Agency, UK. & Farkas, K., 6 Tach 2022, Yn: Water. 14, 21, 3568.

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    Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater to evaluate the success of lockdown measures for controlling COVID-19 in the UK

    Hillary, L. S., Farkas, K., Maher, K. H., Lucaci, A., Thorpe, J., Distaso, M. A., Gaze, W. H., Paterson, S., Burke, T., Connor, T. R., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 15 Gorff 2021, Yn: Water Research. 200, t. 117214 1 t.

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