Genetic sequencing uncovers unexpected source of pathogens in floodwaters

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Source: NASA

Local rivers and streams were the source of the Salmonella enterica contamination along coastal North Carolina after Hurricane Florence in 2018 – not the previously suspected high number of pig farms in the region.

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