Heat inactivation of Salmonella spp. in fresh poultry compost by simulating early phase of composting process

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 927-935

  Singh, R ^a   Kim, J ^a   Jiang, X ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Poultry composting; Salmonella spp.; Thermal inactivation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SALMONELLA;

%MOISTURE; AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION; COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; COMPOSTING PROCESS; HEAT INACTIVATION; POULTRY COMPOSTING; POULTRY LITTER; SALMONELLA SPP; SALMONELLA SPP.; THERMAL INACTIVATION;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; GUIDELINE; HEATING; INOCULATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PATHOGEN; POULTRY; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPOSTING; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEAT INACTIVATION; HEAT TREATMENT; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; REACTION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; VOLATILIZATION;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 84859567825     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05268.x     Document Type: Article

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