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Browsing Research Articles (Food Science) by UP Author "Aijuka, Matthew"
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Aijuka, Matthew; Charimba, George; Hugo, Celia J.; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(IWA Publishing, 2015-03)
The study aimed to compare the bacteriological quality of an urban and rural irrigation water
source. Bacterial counts, characterization, identification and diversity of aerobic bacteria
were determined. Escherichia coli ...
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Aijuka, Matthew; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Wiley, 2020-07)
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Aijuka, Matthew; Santiago, Araceli E.; Girón, Jorge A.; Nataro, James P.; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Elsevier, 2018-08)
Diarrheagenic E. coli (DEC) has been implicated in foodborne outbreaks worldwide and have been associated with childhood stunting in the absence of diarrhoea. Infection is extraordinarily common, but the routes of transmission ...
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Aijuka, Matthew; Santiago, Araceli E.; Giron, Jorge Alberto; Nataro, James P.; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Elsevier, 2019-08)
We have previously shown that diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) and non-DEC are prevalent in food sources and irrigation water in South Africa. Recent data suggest that an increased relative abundance of faecal ...
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Aijuka, Matthew; Buys, E.M. (Elna Maria)
(Elsevier, 2019-09)
Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is a leading cause of foodborne illness associated with intestinal disease. While known over the years that contamination of food sources occurs via the oral faecal-route, the mechanisms ...