Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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576041 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Five organic fertilizers (vermicompost, pig manure, chicken manure, peat and oil residue) were applied to agricultural soils to study their effects on the survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7). Results showed that E. coli O157:H7 survival changed greatly after organic fertilizers application, with shorter td values (survival time needed to reach the detection limit of 100 CFU gâ1) (12.57 ± 6.57 days) in soils amended with chicken manure and the longest (25.65 ± 7.12 days) in soils amended with pig manure. Soil pH, EC and free Fe/Al (hydro) oxides were significant explanatory factors for E. coli O157:H7 survival in the original soils. Soil constituents (minerals and organic matter) and changes in their surface charges with pH increased the effect of soil pH on E. coli O157:H7 survival. However, electrical conductivity played a more important role in regulating E. coli O157:H7 survival in fertilizer-amended soils. This study highlighted the importance of choosing appropriate organic fertilizers in the preharvest environment to reduce food-borne bacterial contamination.
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Authors
Zhiyuan Yao, Li Yang, Haizhen Wang, Jianjun Wu, Jianming Xu,