Inactivation of pathogens in feces by desiccation and urea treatment for application in urine-diverting dry toilets

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2156-2163

  Magri, Maria Elisa ^a,b   Philippi, Luiz Sérgio ^b   Vinnerås, Björn ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL SANITATION; EGG VIABILITIES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL; FECAL MATERIALS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SANITIZING EFFECTS; UREA TREATMENT;

ADDITIVES; AMMONIA; BACILLI; BACTERIOPHAGES; BODY FLUIDS; METABOLISM; SALMONELLA; UREA;

DRIERS (MATERIALS);

DISINFECTANT AGENT; UREA;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; DESICCATION; FECES; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; SANITATION; UREA; URINE; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DESICCATION; FECES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SANITATION; VIROLOGY;

CELL SURVIVAL; DESICCATION; DISINFECTANTS; FECES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SANITATION; UREA;

ASCARIS SUUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; OSTREIDAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84875518476     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03920-12     Document Type: Article

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