Ready-To-Eat Rocket Salads as Potential Reservoir of Bacteria for the Human Microbiome.

ABSTRACT: Reportedly, Western-type diets may induce the loss of key microbial taxa within the gastrointestinal microbiota, promoting the onset of noncommunicable diseases. It was hypothesized that the consumption of raw vegetables could contribute to the maintenance of the intestinal microbial community structure. In this context, we explored bacteria associated with commercial rocket salads produced through different farming practices: traditional (conventional, organic, and integrated) and vertical farming. Viable counts of mesophilic bacteria and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were performed on plate count agar (PCA) and de Man-Rogosa-Sharpe (MRS) agar at pH 5.7, whereas metataxonomics through 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to profile total bacteria associated with rocket salads. We found that roc

SUBMITTER: Mantegazza G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9927460 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature