Persistence and mobility of a Clostridium botulinum spore population introduced to soil with spiked compost

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 384-393

  Gessler, Frank ^a   Böhnel, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Compost; Organic waste; Persistence; Risk assessment; Soil

Indexed keywords

COMPOST; MOBILITY; PERSISTENCE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOVEMENT; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 33750978673     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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