%0 Conference Paper
%A Jensen, Annette Nygaard
%A Storm, Christina
%A Baggesen, Dorte Lau
%A Forslund, Anita
%A Dalsgaard, Anders
%D 2011
%F orgprints:20418
%I Institute of Chemical Technology
%K Lettuce, manure application, faeces contamination, E.coli, antibiotic resistance
%P 27
%T Contamination of lettuce with antibiotic resistant E. coli after slurry application
%U https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/20418/
%X Due to disease outbreaks associated with contaminated vegetables it has been speculated to what extent this may be linked with application of animal manure as fertilizer, which is particularly practiced in organic vegetable production where conventional fertilizers are prohibited. A field survey was therefore performed to assess the survival and transfer of antibiotic-resistant E. coli from animal manure to lettuces, with E. coli serving as an indicator of bacterial enteric pathogens.