Bacterial Communities in Aerosols and Manure Samples from Two Different Dairies in Central and Sonoma Valleys of California

Subbarao V. Ravva; Chester Z. Sarreal; Robert E. Mandrell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017281

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Bacterial Communities in Aerosols and Manure Samples from Two Different Dairies in Central and Sonoma Valleys of California

Subbarao V. Ravva ,

* E-mail: subbarao.ravva@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America
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Chester Z. Sarreal,

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America
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Robert E. Mandrell

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America
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Bacterial Communities in Aerosols and Manure Samples from Two Different Dairies in Central and Sonoma Valleys of California

Subbarao V. Ravva,
Chester Z. Sarreal,
Robert E. Mandrell

Published: February 18, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017281

About the Authors

Subbarao V. Ravva

* E-mail: subbarao.ravva@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America

Chester Z. Sarreal

Robert E. Mandrell

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SR. Performed the experiments: CS SR. Analyzed the data: CS SR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SR RM. Wrote the manuscript: SR RM.

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