dc.contributor.author |
Iwu, Chidozie Declan
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Du Plessis, Erika Margarete
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Korsten, Lise
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Okoh, Anthony Ifeanyi
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-05-14T13:28:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-05-14T13:28:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021 |
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dc.description.abstract |
We assessed the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in irrigation water
and agricultural soil samples in two District Municipalities in South
Africa using standard culture-based and molecular techniques.
Presumptive E. coli O157:H7 counts in irrigation water and agricultural soil samples ranged from 1.00 Log10 CFU/100 ml to 4.11 Log10
CFU/100 ml and 2.20 Log10 CFU/g to 4.21 Log10 CFU/g respectively
(P ≤ 0.05). Thirteen (28%) of the confirmed isolates (n = 46) were
Shiga toxigenic and 33 (72%) were Shiga toxin negative. The presence of Shiga toxigenic E. coli O157:H7 strain in irrigation water
and agricultural soil samples reported by this study suggests potential risk to food safety and population health. |
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dc.description.department |
Plant Production and Soil Science |
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dc.description.librarian |
pm2021 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The South African Medical Research Council, United States Agency for International Development and the Department of Science and Technology of South Africa. |
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dc.description.uri |
https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/genv20 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Chidozie Declan Iwu, Erika du Plessis, Lise Korsten & Anthony Ifeanyi Okoh
(2021) Prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 strains in irrigation water and agricultural soil in two district
municipalities in South Africa, International Journal of Environmental Studies, 78:3, 474-483, DOI:
10.1080/00207233.2020.1834318. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0020-7233 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1029-0400 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1080/00207233.2020.1834318 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79914 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Routledge |
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dc.rights |
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa
UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis
Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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dc.subject |
Prevalence |
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dc.subject |
E. coli O157:H7 |
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dc.subject |
Virulence |
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dc.subject |
Soil |
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dc.subject |
Water |
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dc.subject |
Diarrhoea |
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dc.title |
Prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 strains in irrigation water and agricultural soil in two district municipalities in South Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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