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E. coli survives longer in poultry-amended Georgia onion soils, two-year study finds

New research suggests that poultry litter-based soil amendments and weather conditions, particularly extreme weather events, may influence how long bacteria survive in agricultural soils used to grow sweet onions. The findings could help inform food safety risk management for produce growers.

E. coli survives longer in poultry-amended Georgia onion soils, two-year study finds
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New research suggests that poultry litter-based soil amendments and weather conditions, particularly extreme weather events, may influence how long bacteria survive in agricultural soils used to grow sweet onions. The findings could help inform food safety risk management for produce growers.

Originally published at Phys.org

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