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Excretion of viable salmonellae by Salmonella-fed, chlorine-treated nematodes

Creator:

Smerda, Susan Mae

Abstract:

The role of nematodes (Diplogaster lheritieri Maupas 1919) as excretors of pathogenic organisms was studied. Salmonella typhi and Salmonella wichita were fed to nematodes for two days. The nematodes were surface sterilized with free chlorine. The activity of the chlorine was stopped by the addition of sodium thiosulfate followed by...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis