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Czyż K, Dobrzański Z, Kowalska-Góralska M, Senze M, Wyrostek A. The effect of nanosilver-based preparation on microbiological quality of poultry litter. Arch Anim Breed 2023; 66:421-431. [PMID: 38205378 PMCID: PMC10776883 DOI: 10.5194/aab-66-421-2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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The study aimed to examine an effect of the preparation based on nanosilver suspension on mineral carrier on poultry litter microbiological profile. The study was conducted on Ross 308 broiler chickens. Three groups were formed, 84 birds in each. Preparation used in the study was composed of aqueous nanosilver suspension sprayed on mineral sorbent. Birds were maintained on straw-sawdust litter; the groups were differentiated due to preparation application (C - control without preparation, I - preparation applied once at the beginning, II - preparation added each week). Pooled litter samples were collected from the top layer of the litter (six samplings) in order to determine mesophilic bacteria count. Additionally, on the last day of the experiment litter samples were collected from three points (by drinker, feeder, pen corner) to analyze the total number of microorganisms, Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, Enterococci, and molds. In the case of mesophilic bacteria count, the highest decrease was noted for group II. Total number of microorganisms determined in various points of the pen did not give clear relationship; in some cases even an increase was found. Salmonella spp. decreased as a result of preparation addition; the highest decrease was noted for samples collected by feeders. The results for Escherichia coli are not unequivocal. However, a decrease was found in the case of drinkers and feeders compared to control, especially in group II. An addition of preparation caused a decrease in Enterococci, especially for samples collected by feeders in group II. Similar tendency was found for molds. The study demonstrated that the preparation exhibits bactericidal properties. However, its effect varies depending on microorganism kind and sample collection point.
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- Katarzyna Czyż
- Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, 51-630, Poland
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- Department of Environment Hygiene and Animal Welfare, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, 51-630, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, 51-630, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, 51-630, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, 51-630, Poland
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Wang F, Fu Y, Lin Z, Zhang B, Se J, Guo X, Fan J, Jia Y, Xu X, Jiang Y, Shen C. Neglected Drivers of Antibiotic Resistance: Survival of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Pathogenic Escherichia coli from Livestock Waste through Dormancy and Release of Transformable Extracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes under Heat Treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023. [PMID: 37336722 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c02377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae has caused a global pandemic with high prevalence in livestock and poultry, which could disseminate into the environment and humans. To curb this risk, heat-based harmless treatment of livestock waste was carried out. However, some risks of the bacterial persistence have not been thoroughly assessed. This study demonstrated that antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) could survive at 55 °C through dormancy, and simultaneously transformable extracellular antibiotic resistance genes (eARGs) would be released. The ESBL-producing pathogenic Escherichia coli CM1 from chicken manure could enter a dormant state at 55 °C and reactivate at 37 °C. Dormant CM1 had stronger β-lactam resistance, which was associated with high expression of β-lactamase genes and low expression of outer membrane porin genes. Resuscitated CM1 maintained its virulence expression and multidrug resistance and even had stronger cephalosporin resistance, which might be due to the ultra-low expression of the porin genes. Besides, heat at 55 °C promoted the release of eARGs, some of which possessed a certain nuclease stability and heat persistence, and even maintained their transformability to an Acinetobacter baylyi strain. Therefore, dormant multidrug-resistant pathogens from livestock waste will still pose a direct health risk to humans, while the resuscitation of dormant ARB and the transformation of released eARGs will jointly promote the proliferation of ARGs and the spread of antibiotic resistance.
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- Feiyu Wang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environmental Safety, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Wang H, Shankar V, Jiang X. Compositional and Functional Changes in Microbial Communities of Composts Due to the Composting-Related Factors and the Presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0184521. [PMID: 35703536 PMCID: PMC9430276 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01845-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a leading foodborne pathogen that can contaminate fresh produce in farm environment, resulting in deadly outbreaks. Composts contain a diversity of microorganisms, and some of them may be compost-adapted competitive exclusion microorganisms against L. monocytogenes. To understand interactions between compost microflora and the pathogen, both dairy- and poultry-wastes based composts (n = 12) were inoculated with L. monocytogenes, and then analyzed by next-generation sequencing approaches along with culturing methods. DNA extraction and enumeration of L. monocytogenes were performed at 0 and 72 h post-incubation at room temperature. The major bacterial phyla were identified as Firmicutes (23%), Proteobacteria (23%), Actinobacteria (19%), Chloroflexi (13%), Bacteroidetes (12%), Gemmatimonadetes (2%), and Acidobacteria (2%). The top three indicator genera enriched in different compost types were identified by LEfSe with LDA score > 2. The interactions between L. monocytogenes and indigenous microflora were limited as no significant changes in the dominant microbial members in compost ecosystem, but some discriminatory species such as Bacillus, Geobacillus, and Brevibacterium were identified by Random Forest analysis. Besides, changes in metabolic pathways and the increased abundance of bacteriocins category in the compost samples containing L. monocytogenes after 72 h postinoculation were revealed by metatranscriptomic sequencing. Taken together, the compost-related factors such as compost types, composting stages, and the collection farms are major drivers that affect compost microbial compositions, and the analysis of compost metagenome implied that interactions between L. monocytogenes and compost microflora may include competition for nutrients and the presence of antimicrobials. IMPORTANCE Listeria monocytogenes has been recognized as the etiological agent causing foodborne disease outbreaks, with fresh produce as vulnerable for contamination at even preharvest stage. Owing to the richness in microbial community, compost may mediate suppression of pathogens. In this study, the impact of compost-related factors and L. monocytogenes intrusion on dynamic changes in compost microbiome was investigated by next generation sequencing techniques. The compost-related factors such as compost types, composting stages, and the collection farms are major drivers that affect compost microbiome. The interactions between L. monocytogenes and compost microflora may include the competition for nutrients and the presence of antimicrobials produced by native compost microorganisms as potential competitive exclusion microorganisms. Findings from this study are important for the composting industry to understand the composition and functionality of microbial community in their products and help developing organic fertilizers fortified with anti-L. monocytogenes competitive exclusion microorganisms.
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- Hongye Wang
- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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- Center for Human Genetics, Clemson University, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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Liao H, Bai Y, Liu C, Wen C, Yang Q, Chen Z, Banerjee S, Zhou S, Friman VP. Airborne and indigenous microbiomes co-drive the rebound of antibiotic resistome during compost storage. Environ Microbiol 2021; 23:7483-7496. [PMID: 34259375 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Composting is widely used to reduce the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in solid waste. While ARG dynamics have been extensively investigated during composting, the fate and abundance of residual ARGs during the storage remain unexplored. Here, we tested experimentally how ARG and mobile genetic element (MGE) abundances change during compost storage using metagenomics, quantitative PCR and direct culturing. We found that 43.8% of ARGs and 39.9% of MGEs quickly recovered already during the first week of storage. This rebound effect was mainly driven by the regrowth of indigenous, antibiotic-resistant bacteria that survived the composting. Bacterial transmission from the surrounding air had a much smaller effect, being most evident as MGE rebound during the later stages of storage. While hyperthermophilic composting was more efficient at reducing the relative abundance of ARGs and MGEs, relatively greater ARG rebound was observed during the storage of hyperthermophilic compost, exceeding the initial levels of untreated sewage sludge. Our study reveals that residual ARGs and MGEs left in the treated compost can quickly rebound during the storage via airborne introduction and regrowth of surviving bacteria, highlighting the need to develop better storage strategies to prevent the rebound of ARGs and MGEs after composting.
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- Hanpeng Liao
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Department of Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Health and Regulation, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Department of Biology, University of York, Wentworth Way, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Hanajima D, Aoyagi T, Hori T. Dead bacterial biomass-assimilating bacterial populations in compost revealed by high-sensitivity stable isotope probing. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 133:105235. [PMID: 31675570 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Pathogens are known to survive in compost and to regrow under the influence of certain factors, such as moisture content, temperature and nutrient availability. Dead biomass, by providing available nutrients, is a factor that may affect pathogen regrowth. However, the indigenous microorganisms, including pathogens, that grown on the dead biomass of compost have not yet been identified. Here, the regrowth potential of the pathogenic indicator bacterium Escherichia coli in the presence of dead bacterial biomass was determined, and the biomass metabolizers that grew competitively with E. coli were identified by high-sensitivity stable isotope probing of rRNA. Culture-dependent analysis indicated that the addition of dead bacterial biomass did not stimulate E. coli growth. High-throughput analysis of density-resolved 16S rRNA molecules from compost samples amended with carbon-13-labeled dead bacterial biomass revealed dead bacterial-assimilating bacteria, including Sphingobium sp., myxobacterial lineages and Bacillales. These bacteria are potentially competitive with pathogens due to their preferential assimilation of dead biomass in compost.
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- Dai Hanajima
- Dairy Research Division, Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), 1 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira, Sapporo 062-8555, Japan.
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8569, Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8569, Japan
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Pizarro MD, Céccoli G, Muñoz FF, Frizzo LS, Daurelio LD, Bouzo CA. Use of raw and composted poultry litter in lettuce produced under field conditions: microbiological quality and safety assessment. Poult Sci 2019; 98:2608-2614. [PMID: 30668789 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) constitutes one the most important vegetable crops worldwide. Poultry litter is being applied as an economically suitable alternative to nitrogen fertilizers in lettuce cultivation. However, little is known about the effects of this practice over this fresh product safety that is usually consumed as a salad. The aim of this work was to determine the microbiological quality and the nitrate content in lettuce produced, under field conditions, using either raw or composted poultry litter, coming from the same original batch. Two experiments were conducted in the experimental field of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina) to assess the effects of recently extracted poultry litter that consisted of broiler chicken manure plus rice husk, or composted for 12 mo. The application amounts were: 20 T ha-1 (T1); 40 T ha-1 (T2); and no application of manure (T). Increasing the applied quantities had also increased the health risk associated with lettuce consumption, due to higher nitrate levels and microbial contamination. However, these risks were reduced by composting the material. Even when lettuce contamination with faecal bacteria was mainly due to the use of poultry litter, the number and incidence of pathogens were reduced when properly composted manure was applied instead of raw one. Increasing the dose of poultry litter applied also increases the health risk in lettuce. Though, when the material is properly composted, its fertilizing capacity is maintained, giving proper yields with lower nitrate levels and microbial contamination by enterobacteria.
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- M D Pizarro
- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Fisiología y Biología Molecular Vegetal (LIFiBVe), Cátedra de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Fisiología y Biología Molecular Vegetal (LIFiBVe), Cátedra de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Fisiología y Biología Molecular Vegetal (LIFiBVe), Cátedra de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICIVET-LITORAL), UNL/CONICET
- Department of Public Health, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (FCV), UNL
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Fisiología y Biología Molecular Vegetal (LIFiBVe), Cátedra de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Fisiología y Biología Molecular Vegetal (LIFiBVe), Cátedra de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias (FCA), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Argentina
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Gurtler JB, Doyle MP, Erickson MC, Jiang X, Millner P, Sharma M. Composting To Inactivate Foodborne Pathogens for Crop Soil Application: A Review. J Food Prot 2018; 81:1821-1837. [PMID: 30320513 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-18-217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Compost is organic material that has been degraded into a nutrient-stabilized humus-like substance through intense microbial activity, which can provide essential plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus) to aid in the growth of fruits and vegetables. Compost can be generated from animal waste feedstocks; these can contain human pathogens, which can be inactivated through the heat and microbial competition promoted during the composting process. Outbreaks of infections caused by bacterial pathogens such as Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes on fruit and vegetable commodities consumed raw emphasize the importance of minimizing the risk of pathogenic contamination on produce commodities. This review article investigates factors that affect the reduction and survival of bacterial foodborne pathogens during the composting process. Interactions with indigenous microorganisms, carbon:nitrogen ratios, and temperature changes influence pathogen survival, growth, and persistence in finished compost. Understanding the mechanisms of pathogen survival during the composting process and mechanisms that reduce pathogen populations can minimize the risk of pathogen contamination in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables.
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- Joshua B Gurtler
- 1 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038 (ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5844-7794 [J.B.G.])
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- 2 Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, 350 Woodroof Drive, Griffin, Georgia 30223
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- 2 Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, 350 Woodroof Drive, Griffin, Georgia 30223
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- 3 Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, 217 P & A Building, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- 4 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 201, Beltsville Area Research Center-East, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA (ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-0308 [M.S.])
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- 4 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 201, Beltsville Area Research Center-East, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA (ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-0308 [M.S.])
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Chen Z, Kim J, Jiang X. Survival of
Escherichia coli
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Salmonella enterica
in animal waste‐based composts as influenced by compost type, storage condition and inoculum level. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 124:1311-1323. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Z. Chen
- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Clemson University Clemson SC USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Clemson University Clemson SC USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Clemson University Clemson SC USA
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Biswas S, Niu M, Pandey P, Appuhamy JADRN, Leytem AB, Kebreab E, Dungan RS. Effect of Dairy Manure Storage Conditions on the Survival of E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2018; 47:185-189. [PMID: 29415095 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2017.06.0224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Dairy manure is regularly applied to crop fields as a solid or liquid to improve the soil nutrient status. However, pathogens may survive during manure storage and enter the environment during application. In this study, three storage practices were evaluated to understand the survival patterns of O157:H7 and spp. in dairy manure using a culture-based approach. To replicate common farm manure storage techniques, solid manure was stacked as piles with periodic turning or as static piles without turning, whereas liquid manure (feces, urine, and water) was stored as a slurry in small tanks to simulate lagoon conditions. The and levels in the manure samples were determined for 29 wk. Results showed that there was an initial reduction in bacteria levels in the first month; however, both and managed to survive in the solid manure piles for the full study period. In slurry samples, was not detected after 14 wk, but survived until the end of the experiment at relatively lower levels than in the solid manure piles. Ambient weather and pile size were identified as the main reasons for bacteria survival during the course of the experiment. The outcome of this study is important in terms of understanding pathogen survival in manure piles and slurries prior to their application to crop fields.
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Wang H, Dharmasena M, Chen Z, Jiang X. Persistence of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Dairy Compost during Storage. J Food Prot 2017; 80:1999-2005. [PMID: 29131683 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-16-552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dairy compost with 20, 30, or 40% moisture content (MC) was inoculated with a mixture of six non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serovars at a final concentration of 5.1 log CFU/g and then stored at 22 and 4°C for 125 days. Six storage conditions-4°C and 20% MC, 4°C and 30% MC, 4°C and 40% MC, 22°C and 20% MC, 22°C and 30% MC, and 22°C and 40% MC-were investigated for the persistence of non-O157 STEC in the dairy compost. During the entire storage, fluctuations in indigenous mesophilic bacterial levels were observed within the first 28 days of storage. After inoculation, the non-O157 STEC population increased 0.69 and 0.79 log CFU/g in the dairy compost with 30 and 40% MC at 22°C within the first day, respectively; for all other storage conditions, the pathogen population decreased rapidly. After the 125-day storage, the reductions of non-O157 STEC for 4°C and 20% MC, 4°C and 30% MC, 4°C and 40% MC, 22°C and 20% MC, 22°C and 30% MC, and 22°C and 40% MC storage conditions were >4.52, >4.55, 3.89, >4.61, 3.60, and 3.17 log CFU/g, respectively. All the survival curves showed an extensive tail, indicating non-O157 STEC can survive at least for 125 days in the dairy compost. The survival data were analyzed with log-linear with tailing and Weibull models. Compared with the log-linear with tailing model, the Weibull model was found to be a better choice for predicting the survival of non-O157 STEC in dairy compost owing to a high overall R2 value (0.8738 to 0.9909). The decay rate of non-O157 STEC was higher in dairy compost stored at 4°C compared with at 22°C, and the same trend was found for the compost with 40% MC versus 20% MC. In addition, two non-O157 STEC serotypes (STEC O145 and O45) were detected on the last day of the longitudinal study and may deserve special attention in the Big 6 STEC group. Our results have provided scientific data for risk assessment of the microbiological safety of dairy compost to control non-O157 STEC during subsequent storage of dairy compost.
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- Hongye Wang
- 1 Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences and
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- 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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- 1 Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences and
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Avidov R, Saadi I, Krassnovsky A, Hanan A, Medina S, Raviv M, Chen Y, Laor Y. Composting municipal biosolids in polyethylene sleeves with forced aeration: Process control, air emissions, sanitary and agronomic aspects. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 67:32-42. [PMID: 28595805 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Composting in polyethylene sleeves with forced aeration may minimize odor emissions, vectors attraction and leachates associated with open windrows. A disadvantage of this technology is the lack of mixing during composting, potentially leading to non-uniform products. In two pilot experiments using biosolids and green waste (1:1; v:v), thermophilic conditions (>45°C) were maintained for two months, with successful control of oxygen levels and sufficient moisture. Emitted odors declined from 1.5-3.8×105 to 5.9×103-2.3×104 odor units m-3-air in the first 3weeks of the process, emphasizing the need of odor control primarily during this period. Therefore, composting might be managed in two phases: (i) a closed sleeve for 6-8weeks during which the odor is treated; (ii) an open pile (odor control is not necessary). Reduction of salmonella, E. coli and coliforms was effective initially, meeting the standards of "Class A" biosolids; however, total and fecal coliforms density increased after opening the second sleeve and exceeded the standard of 1000 most probable number (MPN) per g dry matter. Compost maturity was achieved in the open piles following the two sleeves and the final compost was non-phytotoxic and beneficial as a soil additive.
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- R Avidov
- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel; Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel.
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Chen Z, Jiang X. Microbiological Safety of Animal Wastes Processed by Physical Heat Treatment: An Alternative To Eliminate Human Pathogens in Biological Soil Amendments as Recommended by the Food Safety Modernization Act. J Food Prot 2017; 80:392-405. [PMID: 28199147 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-16-181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Animal wastes have high nutritional value as biological soil amendments of animal origin for plant cultivation in sustainable agriculture; however, they can be sources of some human pathogens. Although composting is an effective way to reduce pathogen levels in animal wastes, pathogens may still survive under certain conditions and persist in the composted products, which potentially could lead to fresh produce contamination. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act, alternative treatments are recommended for reducing or eliminating human pathogens in raw animal manure. Physical heat treatments can be considered an effective method to inactivate pathogens in animal wastes. However, microbial inactivation in animal wastes can be affected by many factors, such as composition of animal wastes, type and physiological stage of the tested microorganism, and heat source. Following some current processing guidelines for physical heat treatments may not be adequate for completely eliminating pathogens from animal wastes. Therefore, this article primarily reviews the microbiological safety and economic value of physically heat-treated animal wastes as biological soil amendments.
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- Zhao Chen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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Wang H, Chen Z, Jiang X. Improving the Enrichment and Plating Methods for Rapid Detection of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Dairy Compost. J Food Prot 2016; 79:413-20. [PMID: 26939651 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-15-249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A culture method to detect non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) was optimized in this study. The finished dairy compost with 30% moisture content was inoculated with a cocktail of six non-O157 STEC serovars at initial concentrations of 1 to 100 CFU/g. Afterward, non-O157 STEC cells in the inoculated dairy compost were enriched by four methods, followed by plating onto cefixime-tellurite sorbitol MacConkey agar supplemented with 5 mg/liter novobiocin (CTNSMAC) and modified Rainbow agar containing 5 mg/liter novobiocin, 0.05 mg/liter cefixime trihydrate, and 0.15 mg/liter potassium tellurite (mRBA). Immunomagnetic bead separation (IMS) was used to compare the cell concentration of individual non-O157 STEC serotypes after enrichment. There was no significant difference (P > 0.05) between CTN-SMAC and mRBA for non-O157 STEC enumeration. The single-step selective enrichment recovered ca. 0.54 log CFU/g more cells (ca. 0.41 log CFU/g for compost-adapted cells) (P < 0.05) compared with the two-step enrichment. Furthermore, the duration of the process to detect non-O157 STEC from dairy compost by selective enrichment, followed by IMS, was optimized. Among six non-O157 STEC serotypes, serotypes O111, O45, and O145 reached the highest cell density after enrichment in dairy compost, and the cell populations reached 7.3, 7.4, and 7.8 log CFU/g within 16 h of incubation, respectively. In contrast, without an enrichment step, the IMS detection limit of individual non-O157 STEC serovars ranged from 3.15 to 4.15 log CFU/g in dairy compost. These results demonstrate that low levels of non-O157 STEC can be detected within 2 days from dairy compost by using a culture method with an optimized enrichment procedure followed by IMS.
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- Hongye Wang
- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
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- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA.
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Mir RA, Weppelmann TA, Kang M, Bliss TM, DiLorenzo N, Lamb GC, Ahn S, Jeong KC. Association between animal age and the prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in a cohort of beef cattle. Vet Microbiol 2015; 175:325-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Berry ED, Millner PD, Wells JE, Kalchayanand N, Guerini MN. Fate of naturally occurring Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other zoonotic pathogens during minimally managed bovine feedlot manure composting processes. J Food Prot 2013; 76:1308-21. [PMID: 23905785 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-12-364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 in livestock manures before application to cropland is critical for reducing the risk of foodborne illness associated with produce. Our objective was to determine the fate of naturally occurring E. coli O157:H7 and other pathogens during minimally managed on-farm bovine manure composting processes. Feedlot pen samples were screened to identify E. coli O157:H7-positive manure. Using this manure, four piles of each of three different composting formats were constructed in each of two replicate trials. Composting formats were (i) turned piles of manure plus hay and straw, (ii) static stockpiles of manure, and (iii) static piles of covered manure plus hay and straw. Temperatures in the tops, toes, and centers of the conical piles (ca. 6.0 m(3) each) were monitored. Compost piles that were turned every 2 weeks achieved higher temperatures for longer periods in the tops and centers than did piles that were left static. E. coli O157:H7 was not recovered from top samples of turned piles of manure plus hay and straw at day 28 and beyond, but top samples from static piles were positive for the pathogen up to day 42 (static manure stockpiles) and day 56 (static covered piles of manure plus hay and straw). Salmonella, Campylobacter spp., and Listeria monocytogenes were not found in top or toe samples at the end of the composting period, but E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria spp. were recovered from toe samples at day 84. Our findings indicate that some minimally managed composting processes can reduce E. coli O157:H7 and other pathogens in bovine manure but may be affected by season and/or initial levels of indigenous thermophilic bacteria. Our results also highlight the importance of adequate C:N formulation of initial mixtures for the production of high temperatures and rapid composting, and the need for periodic turning of the piles to increase the likelihood that all parts of the mass are subjected to high temperatures.
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- Elaine D Berry
- U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 166, State Spur 18D, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, USA.
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García-Fraile P, Carro L, Robledo M, Ramírez-Bahena MH, Flores-Félix JD, Fernández MT, Mateos PF, Rivas R, Igual JM, Martínez-Molina E, Peix Á, Velázquez E. Rhizobium promotes non-legumes growth and quality in several production steps: towards a biofertilization of edible raw vegetables healthy for humans. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38122. [PMID: 22675441 PMCID: PMC3364997 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The biofertilization of crops with plant-growth-promoting microorganisms is currently considered as a healthy alternative to chemical fertilization. However, only microorganisms safe for humans can be used as biofertilizers, particularly in vegetables that are raw consumed, in order to avoid sanitary problems derived from the presence of pathogenic bacteria in the final products. In the present work we showed that Rhizobium strains colonize the roots of tomato and pepper plants promoting their growth in different production stages increasing yield and quality of seedlings and fruits. Our results confirmed those obtained in cereals and alimentary oil producing plants extending the number of non-legumes susceptible to be biofertilized with rhizobia to those whose fruits are raw consumed. This is a relevant conclusion since safety of rhizobia for human health has been demonstrated after several decades of legume inoculation ensuring that they are optimal bacteria for biofertilization.
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- Paula García-Fraile
- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Centro Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
- Unidad Asociada Grupo de Interacción planta-microorganismo, Universidad de Salamanca–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Centro Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias, Salamanca, Spain
- Unidad Asociada Grupo de Interacción planta-microorganismo, Universidad de Salamanca–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Unidad Asociada Grupo de Interacción planta-microorganismo, Universidad de Salamanca–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
- Unidad Asociada Grupo de Interacción planta-microorganismo, Universidad de Salamanca–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Centro Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias, Salamanca, Spain
- Unidad Asociada Grupo de Interacción planta-microorganismo, Universidad de Salamanca–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
- Unidad Asociada Grupo de Interacción planta-microorganismo, Universidad de Salamanca–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
- Unidad Asociada Grupo de Interacción planta-microorganismo, Universidad de Salamanca–Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Salamanca, Spain
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Kim J, Miller CM, Shepherd MW, Liu X, Jiang X. Impact of indigenous microorganisms on Escherichia coli O157:H7 growth in cured compost. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:9619-9625. [PMID: 21875793 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Both autoclaving and dry-heat treatments were applied to dairy manure-based compost to achieve target populations of indigenous microorganisms. A 3 strain-mixture of Escherichia coli O157:H7 of ca. 2 log CFU/g was inoculated into acclimated autoclaved compost (AAC) and dry heat-treated compost (DHTC) with different moistures, and stored at 8, 22, or 30 °C. Only selected groups of microorganisms grew in AAC during acclimation, whereas the relative ratio of each group of microorganisms was maintained in DHTC after heat treatment. E. coli O157:H7 grew more in AAC than DHTC in the presence of same level of indigenous mesophiles. However, control compost (no heat treatment) did not support E. coli O157:H7 growth. Our results revealed that both the type and population of indigenous microorganisms is critical for suppressing E. coli O157:H7 growth in compost, and dry-heat treatment can result in a compost product which resembles cured compost with different levels of indigenous microorganisms.
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- Jinkyung Kim
- Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0316, USA
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Singh R, Kim J, Shepherd MW, Luo F, Jiang X. Determining thermal inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in fresh compost by simulating early phases of the composting process. Appl Environ Microbiol 2011; 77:4126-35. [PMID: 21498743 PMCID: PMC3131655 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02873-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A three-strain mixture of Escherichia coli O157:H7 was inoculated into fresh dairy compost (ca. 10(7) CFU/g) with 40 or 50% moisture and was placed in an environmental chamber (ca. 70% humidity) that was programmed to ramp from room temperature to selected composting temperatures in 2 and 5 days to simulate the early composting phase. The surviving E. coli O157:H7 population was analyzed by direct plating and enrichment. Optimal and suboptimal compost mixes, with carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratios of 25:1 and 16:1, respectively, were compared in this study. In the optimal compost mix, E. coli O157:H7 survived for 72, 48, and 24 h in compost with 40% moisture and for 72, 24, and 24 h with 50% moisture at 50, 55, and 60°C, respectively, following 2 days of come-up time (rate of heating up). However, in the suboptimal compost mix, the pathogen survived for 288, 72, and 48 h in compost with 40% moisture and for 240, 72, 24 h in compost with 50% moisture at the same temperatures, respectively. Pathogen survival was longer, with 5 days of come-up time compared with 2 days of come-up. Overall, E. coli O157:H7 was inactivated faster in the compost with 50% moisture than in the compost with 40% at 55 and 60°C. Both moisture and come-up time were significant factors affecting Weibull model parameters. Our results suggest that slow come-up time at the beginning of composting can extend pathogen survival during composting. Additionally, both the C/N ratio and the initial moisture level in the compost mix affect the rate of pathogen inactivation as well.
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- Randhir Singh
- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- School of Computing, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634
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Ferens WA, Hovde CJ. Escherichia coli O157:H7: animal reservoir and sources of human infection. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010; 8:465-87. [PMID: 21117940 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 354] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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This review surveys the literature on carriage and transmission of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 in the context of virulence factors and sampling/culture technique. EHEC of the O157:H7 serotype are worldwide zoonotic pathogens responsible for the majority of severe cases of human EHEC disease. EHEC O157:H7 strains are carried primarily by healthy cattle and other ruminants, but most of the bovine strains are not transmitted to people, and do not exhibit virulence factors associated with human disease. Prevalence of EHEC O157:H7 is probably underestimated. Carriage of EHEC O157:H7 by individual animals is typically short-lived, but pen and farm prevalence of specific isolates may extend for months or years and some carriers, designated as supershedders, may harbor high intestinal numbers of the pathogen for extended periods. The prevalence of EHEC O157:H7 in cattle peaks in the summer and is higher in postweaned calves and heifers than in younger and older animals. Virulent strains of EHEC O157:H7 are rarely harbored by pigs or chickens, but are found in turkeys. The bacteria rarely occur in wildlife with the exception of deer and are only sporadically carried by domestic animals and synanthropic rodents and birds. EHEC O157:H7 occur in amphibian, fish, and invertebrate carriers, and can colonize plant surfaces and tissues via attachment mechanisms different from those mediating intestinal attachment. Strains of EHEC O157:H7 exhibit high genetic variability but typically a small number of genetic types predominate in groups of cattle and a farm environment. Transmission to people occurs primarily via ingestion of inadequately processed contaminated food or water and less frequently through contact with manure, animals, or infected people.
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- Witold A Ferens
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-3052, USA.
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Kim J, Jiang X. The growth potential of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in dairy manure-based compost in a greenhouse setting under different seasons. J Appl Microbiol 2010; 109:2095-104. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04841.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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