Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in manure and manure‐amended soil under tropical climatic conditions in Sub‐Saharan Africa

• Published in: Journal of applied microbiology Vol. 110; no. 4; pp. 1007 - 1022
• Main Authors: Ongeng, D., Muyanja, C., Geeraerd, A.H., Springael, D., Ryckeboer, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2011; Blackwell; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Africa South of the Sahara; Agriculture; Biological and medical sciences; E coli; E. coli O157:H7; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli O157 - growth & development; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; manure; Manure - microbiology; Manures; manure‐amended soil; Microbial Viability; Microbiology; Salmonella; Salmonella enterica; Salmonella Typhimurium; Salmonella typhimurium - growth & development; Soil Microbiology; survival; Tropical Climate; tropics; Africa South of the Sahara; Climatic condition; Soils; manure-amended soil; manure; Applied microbiology; Escherichia coli; tropics; Bacteria; E. coli O157:H7; Salmonella typhimurium; Survival; Enterobacteriaceae; E. coli O157:H7; Salmonella Typhimurium; survival

Aims:  To establish the fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium in manure and manure‐amended agricultural soils under tropical conditions in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Methods and Results:  Survival of nonvirulent E. coli O157:H7 and Salm. Typhimurium at 4 and 7 log CFU g−1 in manure an...