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. 2012 Jun 13;39(2):139–151. doi: 10.3109/1040841X.2012.694410

Table 1. .

Summary of inactivation of different pathogens by different treatments.

Pathogen Inactivation by
Pasteurization* (70°C) Mesophilic AD (37°C) Thermophilic AD (55°C) Pre-asteurization and anaerobic digestion at 37°C ** Composting Alkaline hydrolysis
Escherichia coli ++ + + (PI) + (PI)
Salmonella ++ + ++ (PI) ++ (PI)
Clostridium (–) (PI)
Brucella abortus ++ NI (PI) (PI) NI (PI)
Bacillus antracis (–) (PI)
Mycobacterium bovis ++ (+) (PI) (PI) C ++
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae ++ + ++ (PI) ++ (PI)
BSE prion (–) ++
Aphto virus (PI) NI (+) (PI) C (PI)
Rabies virus ++ NI (PI) (PI) (PI) (PI)
African Swine Fever Virus ++ NI (PI) (PI) ++ (PI)
Phlebo virus (PI) NI NI (PI) (PI)
Cysticercus bovis (PI) ++ ++ (PI) (PI) (PI)

++, total inactivation; +, inactivation; –, survival; (PI), no information on process, but predicted inactivation of pathogen; (–), no information found, but predicted survival of pathogen; NI, no information found; C, contradictory information; *, Pasteurization for 60 min; **, Pre-pasteurization for 60 min at 70°C.