Survival of Escherichia coli in the environment: fundamental and public health aspects

JD Van Elsas, AV Semenov, R Costa… - The ISME …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
In this review, our current understanding of the species Escherichia coli and its persistence
in the open environment is examined. E. coli consists of six different subgroups, which are …

Abundance and distribution of enteric bacteria and viruses in coastal and estuarine sediments—A review

F Hassard, CL Gwyther, K Farkas, A Andrews… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The long term survival of fecal indicator organisms (FIOs) and human pathogenic
microorganisms in sediments is important from a water quality, human health and ecological …

Microbial diversity determines the invasion of soil by a bacterial pathogen

JD Van Elsas, M Chiurazzi, CA Mallon… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Natural ecosystems show variable resistance to invasion by alien species, and this
resistance can relate to the species diversity in the system. In soil, microorganisms are key …

Manure‐amended soil characteristics affecting the survival of E. coli O157:H7 in 36 Dutch soils

E Franz, AV Semenov… - Environmental …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The recent increase in foodborne disease associated with the consumption of fresh
vegetables stresses the importance of the development of intervention strategies that …

The ecological habitat and transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7

SM Chekabab, J Paquin-Veillette… - FEMS microbiology …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Since its first description in 1982, the zoonotic life-threatening Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli O157: H7 has emerged as an important food-and water-borne pathogen …

Persistence of Escherichia coli O157 on farm surfaces under different environmental conditions

AP Williams, LM Avery, K Killham… - Journal of applied …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims: To compare the persistence of Escherichia coli O157 on a variety of common faecally
contaminated farmyard material surfaces (wood and steel) under different moisture and …

Soil pH and microbial diversity constrain the survival of E. coli in soil

J **ng, H Wang, PC Brookes, JF Salles, J Xu - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of Eschericia coli (E. coli) leads to potential outbreaks of disease,
demonstrating the importance of understanding how such organisms survive in secondary …

Cross-biome soil viruses as an important reservoir of virulence genes

L Bi, LL Han, S Du, DT Yu, JZ He, LM Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Viruses can significantly influence the composition and functions of their host communities
and enhance host pathogenicity via the transport of virus-encoded virulence genes …

Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica in the manure-amended soil-plant ecosystem of fresh vegetable crops: A review

D Ongeng, AH Geeraerd, D Springael… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and Salmonella enterica have been implicated
in several disease outbreaks linked to consumption of fresh vegetables. Both ruminant and …

Quantifying the contribution of riparian soils to the provision of ecosystem services

LL de Sosa, HC Glanville, MR Marshall… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Riparian areas, the interface between land and freshwater ecosystems, are considered to
play a pivotal role in the supply of regulating, provisioning, cultural and supporting services …