Sources and contamination routes of microbial pathogens to fresh produce during field cultivation: A review.

ABSTRACT: Foodborne illness resulting from the consumption of contaminated fresh produce is a common phenomenon and has severe effects on human health together with severe economic and social impacts. The implications of foodborne diseases associated with fresh produce have urged research into the numerous ways and mechanisms through which pathogens may gain access to produce, thereby compromising microbiological safety. This review provides a background on the various sources and pathways through which pathogenic bacteria contaminate fresh produce; the survival and proliferation of pathogens on fresh produce while growing and potential methods to reduce microbial contamination before harvest. Some of the established bacterial contamination sources include contaminated manure, irrigation water, soil

SUBMITTER: Alegbeleye OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7127387 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature