Archaea and Bacteria Exposure in Danish Livestock Farmers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Methanogenic archaea have been found to make up part of the bioaerosols in pig, cattle, and poultry farms. So far no attempts have been made to determine how season, farm type, and farm characteristics may affect workers' exposure to archaea.

Methods

Personal filter samples from 327 farmers working on 89 Danish farms were analysed for the number of 16S rRNA gene copies from archaea and bacteria and for their dust and endotoxin content. The farms were visited during summer and winter. Information on farm type and stable characteristics were collected using self-reported activity diaries and walk-through surveys. Differences in archaea and bacteria levels with farm type and stable characteristics and correlations with dust and endotoxin levels were examined.

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SUBMITTER: Bonlokke JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6853703 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature