Evaluating the survival and removal of Escherichia coli from surfaces made with traditional and sustainable cement-based materials in field-relevant conditions

ABSTRACT Soil household floors are common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and can serve as reservoirs of enteric pathogens. Cement-based floors may interrupt pathogen transmission, but little is known about pathogen survival or removal from cement-based surfaces. This study investigated...

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Published in:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors:	Claire E. Anderson, Jason Hernandez, Suhi Hanif, Lauren Owens, Yoshika Crider, Sarah L. Billington, Michael Lepech, Alexandria B. Boehm, Jade Benjamin-Chung
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-04-01
Subjects:	E. coli fecal indicator removal decay LMIC surfaces
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.02131-24

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