Journal article

Publication year: 2010

Pages: 934-943

Journal: Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volume number: 54

Issue number: 8

ISSN: 0003-4878

eISSN: 1475-3162

Open access status: Bronze

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meq054

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy B - Oxford Open Option D

Abstract: 
Today's large-scale poultry production with densely stocked and enclosed production buildings is often accompanied by very high concentrations of airborne microorganisms leading to a clear health hazard for employees working in such environments. Depending on the expected exposure to microorganisms, work has to be performed under occupational safety conditions. In this study, turkey houses bioaerosols were investigated by cultivation-based and molecular methods in parallel to determine the concentrations and the composition of bacterial community. Results obtained with the molecular approach showed clearly its applicability for qualitative exposure measurements. With both, cultivation-based and molecular methods species of microorganism with a potential health risk for employees (Acinetobacter johnsonii, Aerococcus viridans, Pantoea agglomerans, and Shigella flexneri) were identified. These results underline the necessity of adequate protection measures, including the recommendation to wear breathing masks during work in poultry houses.

Harvard Citation style: Fallschissel, K., Klug, K., Kämpfer, P. and Jäckel, U. (2010) Detection of airborne bacteria in a German turkey house by cultivation-based and molecular methods., Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 54(8), pp. 934-943. https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meq054

APA Citation style: Fallschissel, K., Klug, K., Kämpfer, P., & Jäckel, U. (2010). Detection of airborne bacteria in a German turkey house by cultivation-based and molecular methods.. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 54(8), 934-943. https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meq054