Leaching of bioluminescent Escherichia coli O157:H7 from sheep and cattle faeces during simulated rainstorm events

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1452-1460

  Williams, A P ^a   Gordon, H ^b   Jones, D L ^a   Strachan, N J C ^b   Avery, L M ^c   Killham, K ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity; Animal waste; Pathogen; Ruminants; Runoff; VTEC

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; MAMMALS; METABOLISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RAIN; STORMS;

ACTIVITY; ANIMAL WASTES; COLONY FORMING UNITS; E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; LEACHATES; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITIES; RUMINANT; VTEC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

RAIN;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CATTLE; FECAL COLIFORM; INOCULATION; LEACHATE; LEACHING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RAINSTORM; SHEEP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CATTLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 51349094185     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03898.x     Document Type: Article

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