Agricultural fertilization with poultry manure results in persistent environmental contamination with the pathogen Clostridioides difficile
M. Frentrup, N. Thiel, V. Junker, W. Behrens, S. Munch, P. Siller, T. Kabelitz, M. Faust, A. Indra, S. Baumgartner, K. Schepanski, T. Amon, U. Roesler, R. Funk, U. Nubel
This study shows that poultry manure used for fertilization can contaminate soil with C. difficile, which persists for over two years and may spread through dust.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2021Microbiology