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Escherichia Coli
Research findings from Department of Agriculture update understanding of Escherichia coli
April 29th, 2008
In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To determine the effects of urine, a urease inhibitor and/or an odour-reducing antimicrobial compound, on zoonotic pathogens in swine manure slurries. Swine faeces were collected and blended with different amounts of urine." "Marker strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7 were inoculated into the manure slurries with or without the urease inhibitor, N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide, or the antimicrobial compound thymol. In slurries containing approximately 1:1 or 2:1 of urine and faeces, the decreases in colony forming units...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-29)
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