Differential attachment to and subsequent contamination of agricultural crops by Salmonella enterica.
U.S. salmonellosis outbreaks have occurred following consumption of tomato and cantaloupe but not lettuce. We report differential contamination among agricultural seedlings by Salmonella enterica via soil. Members of the family Brassicaceae had a higher incidence of outbreak than carrot, lettuce, and tomato. Once they were contaminated, phyllosphere populations were similar, except for tomato. Contamination differences exist among tomato cultivars.
Barak
Jeri D
JD
Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, USDA/ARS/WRRC, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, California 94710, USA. barak@plantpath.wisc.edu
Liang
Anita
A
Narm
Koh-Eun
KE
D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D018545:Lactuca / Q000382:microbiology; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000382:microbiology; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000254:growth & development*; D012988:Soil Microbiology