Transmission of Escherichia coli from Manure to Root Zones of Field-Grown Lettuce and Leek Plants.

ABSTRACT: Pathogenic Escherichia coli strains are responsible for food-borne disease outbreaks upon consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits. The aim of this study was to establish the transmission route of E. coli strain 0611, as proxy for human pathogenic E. coli, via manure, soil and plant root zones to the above-soil plant compartments. The ecological behavior of the introduced strain was established by making use of a combination of cultivation-based and molecular targeted and untargeted approaches. Strain 0611 CFUs and specific molecular targets were detected in the root zones of lettuce and leek plants, even up to 272 days after planting in the case of leek plants. However, no strain 0611 colonies were detected in leek leaves, and only in one occasion a single colony wa

SUBMITTER: van Overbeek L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8622635 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature