Journal
ANAEROBE
Volume 43, Issue -, Pages 15-20Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.11.004
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Clostridium difficile; Manure compost; Pigs; Ribotype 078
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- JSPS KAKENHI [JP26860441]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26860441] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Pigs, particularly piglets, have been identified as reservoir hosts of Clostridium difficile. To examine the survival ability of this pathogen in pig feces-based manure compost, C. difficile spores, which were prepared to contain as few vegetative cells as possible, were artificially inoculated into pig feces and incubated at different temperatures. While C. difficile survived in the feces incubated at temperatures below 37 C for over 30 days, cell numbers gradually decreased at thermophilic temperatures (over 55 C; p < 0.05). Next, to clarify the prevalence of C difficile in field manure compost, we isolated and characterized C difficile from the final products of manure compost products of 14 pig farms. A total of 11 C. difficile strains were isolated from 5 of 14 (36% positive rate) samples tested. Of these 11 strains, 82% were toxigenic, with ribotype 078 being the most prevalent. Thus, the application of composted manure to land therefore poses a possible risk of C. difficile transfer to the food chain. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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