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Title: A Predictive Model for Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Generic E. coli in Soil Amended with Untreated Animal Manure

Abstract

Abstract This study aimed at developing a predictive model that captures the influences of a variety of agricultural and environmental variables and is able to predict the concentrations of enteric bacteria in soil amended with untreated Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO) under dynamic conditions. We developed and validated a Random Forest model using data from a longitudinal field study conducted in mid‐Atlantic United States investigating the survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and generic E. coli in soils amended with untreated dairy manure, horse manure, or poultry litter. Amendment type, days of rain since the previous sampling day, and soil moisture content were identified as the most influential agricultural and environmental variables impacting concentrations of viable E. coli O157:H7 and generic E. coli recovered from amended soils. Our model results also indicated that E. coli O157:H7 and generic E. coli declined at similar rates in amended soils under dynamic field conditions.The Random Forest model accurately predicted changes in viable E. coli concentrations over time under different agricultural and environmental conditions. Our model also accurately characterized the variability of E. coli concentration in amended soil over time by providing upper and lower prediction bound estimates. Cross‐validation results indicated that ourmore » model can be potentially generalized to other geographic regions and incorporated into a risk assessment for evaluating the risks associated with application of untreated BSAAO. Our model can be validated for other regions and predictive performance also can be enhanced when data sets from additional geographic regions become available.« less

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ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [5];  [3]
  1. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Analytics and Outreach College Park MD USA, Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition University of Maryland College Park MD USA
  2. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Analytics and Outreach College Park MD USA, Booz Allen Hamilton 4747 Bethesda Ave Bethesda MD 20814 USA
  3. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Analytics and Outreach College Park MD USA
  4. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Food Safety College Park MD USA
  5. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Northeast Area, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Laboratory Beltsville MD USA
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1617545
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Risk Analysis
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Risk Analysis Journal Volume: 40 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0272-4332
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Pang, Hao, Mokhtari, Amir, Chen, Yuhuan, Oryang, David, Ingram, David T., Sharma, Manan, Millner, Patricia D., and Van Doren, Jane M. A Predictive Model for Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Generic E. coli in Soil Amended with Untreated Animal Manure. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1111/risa.13491.
Pang, Hao, Mokhtari, Amir, Chen, Yuhuan, Oryang, David, Ingram, David T., Sharma, Manan, Millner, Patricia D., & Van Doren, Jane M. A Predictive Model for Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Generic E. coli in Soil Amended with Untreated Animal Manure. United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13491
Pang, Hao, Mokhtari, Amir, Chen, Yuhuan, Oryang, David, Ingram, David T., Sharma, Manan, Millner, Patricia D., and Van Doren, Jane M. Thu . "A Predictive Model for Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Generic E. coli in Soil Amended with Untreated Animal Manure". United States. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13491.
@article{osti_1617545,
title = {A Predictive Model for Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Generic E. coli in Soil Amended with Untreated Animal Manure},
author = {Pang, Hao and Mokhtari, Amir and Chen, Yuhuan and Oryang, David and Ingram, David T. and Sharma, Manan and Millner, Patricia D. and Van Doren, Jane M.},
abstractNote = {Abstract This study aimed at developing a predictive model that captures the influences of a variety of agricultural and environmental variables and is able to predict the concentrations of enteric bacteria in soil amended with untreated Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO) under dynamic conditions. We developed and validated a Random Forest model using data from a longitudinal field study conducted in mid‐Atlantic United States investigating the survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and generic E. coli in soils amended with untreated dairy manure, horse manure, or poultry litter. Amendment type, days of rain since the previous sampling day, and soil moisture content were identified as the most influential agricultural and environmental variables impacting concentrations of viable E. coli O157:H7 and generic E. coli recovered from amended soils. Our model results also indicated that E. coli O157:H7 and generic E. coli declined at similar rates in amended soils under dynamic field conditions.The Random Forest model accurately predicted changes in viable E. coli concentrations over time under different agricultural and environmental conditions. Our model also accurately characterized the variability of E. coli concentration in amended soil over time by providing upper and lower prediction bound estimates. Cross‐validation results indicated that our model can be potentially generalized to other geographic regions and incorporated into a risk assessment for evaluating the risks associated with application of untreated BSAAO. Our model can be validated for other regions and predictive performance also can be enhanced when data sets from additional geographic regions become available.},
doi = {10.1111/risa.13491},
journal = {Risk Analysis},
number = 7,
volume = 40,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Thu May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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