Effect of soil composition, temperature, indigenous microflora, and environmental conditions on the survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 822-829

  Vidovic, Sinisa ^a   Block, Hushton C ^a   Korber, Darren R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Lethality; Soil; Survival

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MOISTURE; PATHOGENS; SOILS;

NONSTERILE CONDITIONS; SOIL MICROCOSMS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROCOSM; MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; COLD STRESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LOAM SOIL; MICROCOSM; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; MANURE; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 35648940398     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-041     Document Type: Article

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