The lifetime journeys of manure-based microbes

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LINCOLN – Studies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are shedding some light on the microbes that dwell in cattle manure – what they are, where they thrive, where they struggle and where they can end up.

This research, which is being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the agency’s Agroecosystems Management Research Unit in Lincoln, Neb., supports the USDA priority of ensuring food safety.

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