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Survival of Salmonella enteritidis PT4 and Salm. typhimurium Swindon in aerosols
Author(s) -
McDermid A.S.,
Lever M.S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1996.tb00042.x
Subject(s) - salmonella enteritidis , salmonella , serotype , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , enterobacteriaceae , relative humidity , aerosol , chemistry , escherichia coli , geography , biochemistry , genetics , gene , meteorology , organic chemistry
A.S. McDERMID AND M.S. LEVER. 1996. Small particle aerosols of plate‐grown Salmonella enteritidis and Salm. typhimurium were generated and maintained within a rotating drum at 75% relative humidity and 24°C for 2 h. Plate‐grown organisms were found to be more aerosol‐stable than broth‐grown organisms. Differences were observed between the two species; plate‐grown Salm. typhimurium retained 100% viability after 2 h compared to approximately 70% for plate‐grown Salm. enteritidis . A large proportion of cells of both serotypes remained viable in aerosols after 2 h, confirming the potential for airborne transmission for these organisms, e.g. within henhouses and during food