Acquisition of Iron Is Required for Growth of Salmonella spp. in Tomato Fruit.

ABSTRACT: Salmonella remains a leading cause of bacterial food-borne disease, sickening millions each year. Although outbreaks of salmonellosis have traditionally been associated with contaminated meat products, recent years have seen numerous disease cases caused by the consumption of produce. Tomatoes have been specifically implicated, due to the ability of Salmonella spp. to enter the tomato fruit and proliferate within, making the decontamination of the raw product impossible. To investigate the genetic means by which Salmonella is able to survive and proliferate within tomatoes, we conducted a screen for bacterial genes of Salmonella enterica serovar Montevideo specifically induced after inoculation into ripe tomato fruit. Among these genes, we found 17 members of the previously described anaer

SUBMITTER: Nugent SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4421055 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature