Research Article
The Water Cycle, a Potential Source of the Bacterial Pathogen Bacillus cereus
Table 1
Selected physicochemical characteristics of the soil sampled (0–10 cm depth) for B. cereus sl inoculation experiments.
| Soil physicochemical characteristic | Value |
| Clay (g kg−1)* | 323 | Silt (g kg−1)* | 259 | Sand (g kg−1)* | 45 | Water hold capacity (% moisture content) | 31.4 | pH (water) | 8.51 | CaCO3 (g kg−1) | 347 | Cation-exchange capacity (cmol kg−1) | 11.4 | Total organic carbon (g kg−1)* | 13.2 | Total organic matter (g kg−1)* | 22.8 | Total nitrogen (g kg−1)* | 1.54 | : ratio | 8.59 |
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After decarbonatation.
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