Bacterial pathogens in the non-clinical environment

• Main Author: Sebastien P Faucher (auth)
• Other Authors: Steve J Charette (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Persistence; Clostridium botulinum; Listeria; Escherichia coli; Biofilm; packaging; Legionella; Viable but non culturable; Pseudomonas; protozoa
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The transmission route used by many bacterial pathogens of clinical importance includes a step outside the host; thereafter refer to as the non-clinical environment (NCE). Obvious examples include foodborne and waterborne pathogens and also pathogens that are transmitted by hands or aerosols. In the...