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Marin,J.M.; Maluta,R.P.; Borges,C.A.; Beraldo,L.G.; Maesta,S.A.; Lemos,M.V.F.; Ruiz,U.S.; Ávila,F.A.; Rigobelo,E.C.. |
Livestock manure may contain pathogenic microorganisms which pose a risk to the health of animal or humans if the manure is not adequately treated or disposed of. To determine the fate of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) non O157 in composted manure from naturally colonized sheep, fresh manure was obtained from animals carrying bacterial cells with stx1/ stx2 genes. Two composting systems were used, aerated and non-aerated, and the experiments were done in Dracena city, São Paulo State. Every week, for seven weeks, one manure sample from six different points in both systems was collected and cultured to determine the presence of E. coli, the presence of the virulence genes in the cells, and also the susceptibility to 10 antimicrobial drugs. The... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bacterial elimination; VTEC; Environment; Compost; Virulence gene. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352014000601771 |
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