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Distribution and Characterization of Salmonella enterica Isolates from Irrigation Ponds in the Southeastern United States.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2015
Luo Zhiyao, Gu Ganyu, Ginn Amber, Giurcanu Mihai C, Adams Paige, Vellidis George, van Bruggen Ariena H C, Danyluk Michelle D, Wright Anita C
Abstract excerpt
Irrigation water has been implicated as a likely source of produce contamination by Salmonella enterica. Therefore, the distribution of S. enterica was surveyed monthly in irrigation ponds (n = 10) located within a prime agricultural region in southern Georgia and northern Florida. All ponds and 28.2% of all samples (n = 635) were positive for Salmonella, with an overall geometric mean concentration (0.26 most...
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