Ruminant reservoirs and invertebratevectors for transfer of human pathogens to vegetable crops and ready-to-eat foods
This was a study to determine if invertebrate vectors (i.e. flies and slugs) were able to acquire human pathogens from local ruminant faeces and potentially transfer them to vegetables or ready-to-eat food. A field survey revealed that slugs are able to acquire pathogenic strains of <i>E. coli...
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University of Aberdeen
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495927 |