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Transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from Contaminated Manure and Irrigation Water to Lettuce Plant Tissue and Its Subsequent Internalization

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: The transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from manure-contaminated soil and irrigation water to lettuce plants was demonstrated using laser scanning confocal microscopy, epifluorescence microscopy, and recovery of viable cells from the inner tissues of plants. E. coli O157:H7 migrated to internal locations in plant tissue and was thus protected from the action of sanitizing agents by virtue of its inaccessibility. Experiments demonstrate that E. coli O157:H7 can enter the lettuce plant through the root system and migrate throughout the edible portion of the plant.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.68.1.397-400.2002

Authors: Ethan B. Solomon, Sima Yaron, Karl R. Matthews

Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Language: English

Topic: Escherichia coli research studies

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station