Role of curli and plant cultivation conditions on Escherichia coli O157: H7 internalization into spinach grown on hydroponics and in soil

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-53

  Macarisin, Dumitru ^a   Patel, Jitendra ^a   Sharma, Vijay K ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Internalization; Produce contamination; Spinach

Indexed keywords

CURLI PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HYDROPONICS; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLANT TISSUE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL; SPINACH; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; INTERNALIZATION; PRODUCE CONTAMINATION; SPINACH;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROPONICS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84891946060     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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