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Gram-Negative Bacteria and Endotoxin in Cotton: Effect of Multiple Lint Cleaning

U.S. Cotton Ginning Laboratory, USDA, Stoneville, Mississippi 38776, U.S.A.

Over a two-year period, 72 bales of Mississippi Delta grown cotton were processed with zero to seven lint cleaners in increments of one lint cleaner to evaluate the effect on gram-negative bacteria and endotoxin remaining in the ginned lint. The gram- negative bacteria content decreased as the number of lint cleaners increased; however, only minimum decreases were obtained after the second lint cleaner. Linear correlation coefficients for gram-negative bacteria versus nonlint content ranged from 0.66 to 0.96. Correlations between gram-negative bacteria and grade components were also determined. The number of lint cleaners did not affect the level of endotoxin remaining in the ginned lint.

Textile Research Journal, Vol. 55, No. 11, 677-680 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/004051758505501109


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