Complex interactions between weather, and microbial and physiochemical water quality impact the likelihood of detecting foodborne pathogens in agricultural water
D. L. Weller, N. Brassill, C. Rock, R. Ivanek, E. Mudrak, S. Roof, E. Ganda, M. Wiedmann
This study examines how environmental factors and microbial indicators influence pathogen detection in agricultural water, finding that E. coli levels alone are not sufficient to predict food safety risks.
bioRxiv · Jan 2, 2020Microbiology