Bacterial plume emanating from the air surrounding swine confinement operations

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-15

  Green, Christopher F ^a   Gibbs, Shawn G ^b   Tarwater, Patrick M ^b   Mota, Linda C ^b   Scarpino, Pasquale V ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioaerosols; Confined concentrated animal feeding operation; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR SAMPLER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; EVALUATION; FEEDING; NONHUMAN; PLUME; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; TRAVEL; WIND;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; WIND;

EID: 28844492619     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620500430615     Document Type: Article

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