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Suppression of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Using the Lowbush Blueberry Agroecosystem as a Model System

Wildlife as a source of microbial contamination is a food safety concern. Deer feces (scat) have been determined as a point source for Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination of fresh produce. The ecological role of the scooped scarab (Onthophagus hecate (Panzer)), a generalist dung beetle species co...

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Autores principales: Jones, Matthew S., Tadepalli, Shravani, Bridges, David F., Wu, Vivian C. H., Drummond, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25849430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120904