John Pote

Dr. John Pote
Microbial ecology and Environmental biotechnology
Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l'environnement et de l'eau
Université de Genève
Uni Carl Vogt
66, boulevard Carl-Vogt
CH-1211 Genève 4
Switzerland

Mailing Address:
Microbial ecology and Environmental biotechnology
Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l'environnement et de l'eau
Université de Genève
Uni Carl Vogt
CP 416
-1290 Versoix



Phone: +41 (0) 22 379 03 21
Phone2: +41 (0) 22 379 03 00
Fax: +41 (0) 22 379 03 29
E-mail: john.pote(at)unige.ch
URL Institution: www.unige.ch/forel


Additional functions:
Scientist Research


Key Publications of John Pote (up to ten) :
1. Poté J., Mavingui P., Navarro E., Rosselli W., Wildi W., Simonet P., Vogel T. 2009. Extracellular plant DNA in Geneva groundwater and traditional artesian drinking water fountains. Chemosphere, 75, 498-504..

2. Haller, L., Amedegnato, E., Poté, J., Wildi, W., 2009. Influence of Freshwater Sediment Characteristics on Persistence of Fecal Indicator Bacteria. Water Air Soil Pollution. 203:217–227

3. Haller L., Poté J., Loizeau J-L., Wildi. W. 2009. Distribution and survival of faecal indicator bacteria in the sediments of the Bay of Vidy, Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Ecological Indicators, 9, 540-547.

4. Poté J., Haller L., Kottelat R., Sastre V., Arpagaus P., Wildi W. 2009. Persistence and growth of faecal culturable bacterial indicators in water column and sediments of Vidy Bay, Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Journal of Environmental Sciences 21, 62–69.


5. Demanèche S., Sanguin H., Poté J., Navarro E., Bernillon D., Mavingui P., Wildi W., Vogel T-M., Simonet P. 2008. Antibiotic-resistant soil bacteria in transgenic plant fields. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105:3957-3962

  • 6. Devarajan, N., Laffite, A., Graham, N., Meijer, M., Prabakar, K., Mubedi, J.I., Elongo, V., Mpiana, P.T., Ibelings, B.W., Wildi, W., et Pote-Wembonyama, J., 2015, Accumulation of Clinically Relevant Antibiotic-Resistance Genes, Bacterial Load, and Metals in Freshwater Lake Sediments in Central Europe: Environmental Science & Technology.

    7. Devarajan, N., Laffite, A., Ngelikoto, P., Elongo, V., Prabakar, K., Mubedi, J.I., Piana, P.T.M., Wildi, W., et Pote-Wembonyama, J., 2015, Hospital and urban effluent waters as a source of accumulation of toxic metals in the sediment receiving system of the Cauvery River, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India: Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

    8. Niane, B., Guedron, S., Moritz, R., Cosio, C., Ngom, P.M., Deverajan, N., Pfeifer, H.R., et Pote-Wembonyama, J., 2015, Human exposure to mercury in artisanal small-scale gold mining areas of Kedougou region, Senegal, as a function of occupational activity and fish consumption: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 22, p. 7101-7111.





    Expertise of John Pote:
    Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
    Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
    Topic HydrosphereFresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
    Water Pollution / Waste Water
    Topic PedosphereSoil Pollution and Restauration
    Topic BiospherePlants
    Topic TechnologyBiotechnology
    Technical Environmental Protection
    Topic HealthPollution Effects / Water Quality

    Specialties of John Pote:
    Water pollution by toxic metal and pathogens, antibiotic bacteria resistant and aintibiotic resistance genes dissemination into environments

    Last update: 5/4/17
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