The prevalence and concentration of Salmonella enterica in poultry litter in the southern United States.

Poultry litter is applied to crop production land in the southern United States as a waste management strategy as it is a nitrogen-rich fertilizer and plentiful throughout the region. While litter is a known reservoir for human enteric pathogens including Salmonella enterica, little is known regardi...

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Main Authors: Laurel L Dunn, Vijendra Sharma, Travis K Chapin, Loretta M Friedrich, Colleen C Larson, Camila Rodrigues, Michele Jay-Russell, Keith R Schneider, Michelle D Danyluk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268231