Effect of proximity to a cattle feedlot on Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination of leafy greens and evaluation of the potential for airborne transmission

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1101-1110

  Berry, Elaine D ^a   Wells, James E ^a   Bono, James L ^a   Woodbury, Bryan L ^a   Kalchayanand, Norasak ^a   Norman, Keri N ^a,d   Suslow, Trevor V ^b   López Velasco, Gabriela ^b   Millner, Patricia D ^c  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; RECOVERY;

AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION; CATTLE FEEDLOTS; CATTLE PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; CROP PRODUCTION; E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FEEDLOT MANURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AIR SAMPLING; CATTLE; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD QUALITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN;

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157;

EID: 84921368081     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02998-14     Document Type: Article

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