The Fate of Foodborne Pathogens in Manure Treated Soil
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2021-12-10
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Frontiers Media
Abstract
The aim of this review was to provide an update on the complex relationship between
manure application, altered pathogen levels and antibiotic resistance. This is necessary
to protect health and improve the sustainability of this major farming practice in
agricultural systems based on high levels of manure production. It is important to
consider soil health in relation to environment and land management practices in
the context of the soil microflora and the introduction of pathogens on the health of
the soil microbiome. Viable pathogens in manure spread on agricultural land may be
distributed by leaching, surface run-off, water source contamination and contaminated
crop removal. Thus it is important to understand how multiple pathogens can persist in
manures and on soil at farm-scale and how crops produced under these conditions
could be a potential transfer route for zoonotic pathogens. The management of
pathogen load within livestock manure is a potential mechanism for the reduction
and prevention of outbreaks infection with Escherichia coli, Listeria Salmonella, and
Campylobacter. The ability of Campylobacter, E. coli, Listeria and Salmonella to combat
environmental stress coupled with their survival on food crops and vegetables postharvest emphasizes the need for further study of these pathogens along with the
emerging pathogen Providencia given its link to disease in the immunocompromised
and its’ high levels of antibiotic resistance. The management of pathogen load within
livestock manure has been widely recognized as a potential mechanism for the reduction
and prevention of outbreaks infection but any studies undertaken should be considered
as region specific due to the variable nature of the factors influencing pathogen content
and survival in manures and soil. Mediocre soils that require nutrients could be one
template for research on manure inputs and their influence on soil health and on
pathogen survival on grassland and in food crops.
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Publication history: Accepted - 22 November 2021; Published online - 10 December 2021.
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Keywords
manure, bacterial pathogens, soil, agriculture, pathogen persistence, zoonotic pathogens
Citation
BLack, Z., Balta, I., Black, L., Naughton, P.J., Dooley, J.S.G. and Corcionivoschi, N. (2021) ‘The Fate of Foodborne Pathogens in Manure Treated Soil’, Frontiers in Microbiology. Frontiers Media SA. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.781357.