Occurrence of airborne bacteria and pathogen indicators during land application of sewage sludge

被引:73
作者
Pillai, SD [1 ]
Widmer, KW [1 ]
Dowd, SE [1 ]
Ricke, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] TEXAS A&M UNIV,DEPT POULTRY SCI,COLLEGE STN,TX 77843
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D O I
10.1128/AEM.62.1.296-299.1996
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Glass impingers (AGI-30) were used at a commercial sludge application site to determine the levels of airborne bacteria and pathogen indicators. Even though heterotrophic bacteria averaged 10(5) CFU/m(3), none of the sites shelved the presence of Salmonella spp, or indicators such as fecal coliforms or coliphages. Indicators such as H2S producers and pathogenic clostridia were present in locations having significant physical agitation of the sludge material, PCR-based ribotyping using the 16S-23S interspacer region is a promising method to identify the genetic relatedness and origins of airborne clostridia.
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