In this study, effects of 24 kHz continuous ultrasound and UV-C on inactivation and potential repair of environmental E. coli strains were studied through a culture based method and a metabolic activity assay. Three environmental E. coli strains isolated from fecal samples of feral hog and deer and ...
Author(s)
Jasjeet Kaur; Raghupathy Karthikeyan; Pillai, S. D.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A, Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering, 2016, 51, 8, pp 607-613
The effect of various natural products from plants and animals were evaluated for the presence of antifungal activity against Pythium aphanidermatum causing damping-off of tomato. Among the plant species tested, bulbs of A. sativum (10%) and Allium cepa var. aggregatum (20%), leaves of Lawsonia...
Author(s)
Sivaprakash, K. E.; Senthil, M.; Raja, J.; Kurucheve, V.; Sangeetha, G.
Publisher
Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary
Citation
Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica, 2012, 47, 1, pp 17-33
Fresh faeces, manure slurry (from earthen lagoons and/or concrete pits), and drinking and surface water samples were collected from 28 pig farms in the Midwestern United States. All samples were tested for hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA by reverse transcription-PCR. Seven of 28 farms had faecal...
Author(s)
Kasorndorkbua, C.; Opriessnig, T.; Huang, F. F.; Guenette, D. K.; Thomas, P. J.; Meng, X. J.; Halbur, P. G.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Washington, USA
Citation
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2005, 71, 12, pp 7831-7837
Laboratory and pot experiments were carried out in 2000 at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria to asses the soil improvement potential and the best form of application of Tithonia diversifolia. The laboratory experiment was conducted to determine the nutrient content of...
Author(s)
Olabode, O. S.; Sola, O.; Akanbi, W. B.; Adesina, G. O.; Babajide, P. A.
Publisher
IDOSI Publications, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Citation
World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2007, 3, 4, pp 503-507
In the freshwater area of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Oreochromis niloticus, Barbodes gonionotus and Cyprinus carpio are often reared together in rice fields. In this study, we report the results of eight such polyculture experiments, examining variables affecting the specific growth rate and the...
Author(s)
Vromant, N.; Nam, C. Q.; Ollevier, F.
Publisher
Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK
Citation
Aquaculture Research, 2002, 33, 12, pp 969-978
The environmental distribution of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. is dependent upon human, agricultural, and wildlife sources. The significance of each source with regard to the presence of parasites in the environment is unknown. This 2-year study examined parasite prevalence in human sewage ...
Author(s)
Heitman, T. L.; Frederick, L. M.; Viste, J. R.; Guselle, N. J.; Morgan, U. M.; Thompson, R. C. A.; Olson, M. E.
Publisher
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Citation
Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2002, 48, 6, pp 530-541
This study was carried out to evaluate water quality, sediment and plant vegetation in eight tributaries of the Mankyeong River for enhancement of natural purification. Among the tributaries, the Iksancheon water had the highest concentration of BOD, T-N and NH4-N due to inflow of swine wastes from ...
Author(s)
Lee, D. B.; Lee, K. B.; Kim, C. H.; Kim, J. G.; Na, S. Y.
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Citation
Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2004, 26, 2, pp 135-145
The effects of pig manure and N, singly or in combination, on the severity of rust (Puccinia sorghi) and leaf blight (Helminthosporium turcicum [Setosphaeria turcica]) on maize cv. RCM 1-1 were studied in Arunachal Pradesh, India, during the kharif seasons of 1998 and 1999. The treatments consisted ...
Publisher
Indian Association of Hill Farming, Barapani, India
Citation
Indian Journal of Hill Farming, 2001, 14, 2, pp 53-56
Field studies on the control of potato common scab, caused by Streptomyces scabies, were conducted with a non-antibiotic Actinomycete biofertilizer which was manufactured from swine faeces with coprophilous actinomycetes and acidified to pH 5 with sulfuric acid. Field soil at pH 5 was mixed with...
Author(s)
Nanri, N.; Gohda, Y.; Ohno, M.; Miyabe, K.; Furukawa, K.; Hayashida, S.
Citation
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry, 1992, 56, 8, pp 1289-1292
In studies in eastern Nebraska from late May to early October, weekly searches of 4 small feedlots, 1 large feedlot and 1 dairy and single searches of an additional 25 feedlots and 3 dairies revealed that there were 16 different classes of breeding sites for Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) and Musca...
Author(s)
Meyer, J. A.; Petersen, J. J.
Citation
Journal of Economic Entomology, 1983, 76, 1, pp 103-108