Open AccessDiversity and Abundance of Zoonotic Pathogens and Indicators in Manures of Feedlot Cattle in Australia
Author(s) -
M. Klein,
Leearna Brown,
Robyn W. Tucker,
Nicholas J. Ashbolt,
Richard M. Stuetz,
David Roser
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.01095-10
Subject(s) - abundance (ecology) , biology , feedlot , diversity (politics) , zoonotic disease , veterinary medicine , ecology , medicine , disease , pathology , sociology , anthropology
The occurrence of 10 pathogens and three fecal indicators was assessed by quantitative PCR in manures of Australian feedlot cattle. Most samples tested positive for one or more pathogens. For the dominant pathogensCampylobacter jejuni ,Listeria monocytogenes ,Giardia spp.,Cryptosporidium spp., andeaeA -positiveEscherichia coli , 102 to 107 genome copies g−1 (dry weight) manure were recovered.