Citation:
M.P.M. Taha, G.H. Drew, A. Tamer Vestlund, D. Aldred, P.J. Longhurst and S.J.T Pollard, Enumerating actinomycetes in compost bioaerosols at source—Use of soil compost agar to address plate ‘masking’. Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 41(22), July 2007, Pages 4759-4765
Abstract:
Actinomycetes are the dominant bacteria isolated from bioaerosols sampled at
composting facilities. Here, a novel method for the isolation of actinomycetes
is reported, overcoming masking of conventional agar plates, as well as reducing
analysis time and costs. Repeatable and reliable actinomycetes growth was best
achieved using a soil compost media at an incubation temperature of 44 °C and 7
days’ incubation. The results are of particular value to waste management
operators and their advisors undertaking regulatory risk assessments that
support environmental approvals for compost faciliti
