| Literature DB >> 18606796 |
Jeri D Barak1, Anita Liang, Koh-Eun Narm.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18606796 PMCID: PMC2546622 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01077-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792