Role of curli and plant cultivation conditions on Escherichia coli O157:H7 internalization into spinach grown on hydroponics and in soil.
Role of curli and plant cultivation conditions on Escherichia coli O157:H7 internalization into spinach grown on hydroponics and in soil.
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Curli 和植物栽培条件对大肠杆菌 O157:H7 内化到水培和土壤中菠菜中的作用。
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.12.004
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
V. Sharma
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作者:
D. Macarisin;J. Patel;V. Sharma
Contamination of fresh produce could represent a public health concern because no terminal kill step is applied during harvest or at the processing facility to kill pathogens. In addition, once contaminated, pathogens may internalize into produce and be protected from disinfectants during the postharvest processing step. The objective of the current study was to determine the potential internalization ofEscherichia coliO157:H7 into spinach roots and subsequent transfer to the edible parts. Because curli are involved in biofilm formation, we investigated whether their presence influence the internalization ofE. coliO157:H7 into spinach. Further, the effect of the spinach cultivar onE. coliO157:H7 internalization was evaluated. Spinach plants were grown in contaminated soil as well as hydroponically to prevent mechanical wounding of the roots and inadvertent transfer of pathogens from the contamination source to the non-exposed plant surfaces. Results showed thatE. coliO157:H7 could internalize into hydroponically grown intact spinach plants through the root system and move to the stem and leaf level. The incidence of internalization was significantly higher in hydroponically grown plants when roots were exposed to 7 log CFU/mL compared to those exposed to 5 log CFU/mL. The effect of cultivar onE. coliO157:H7 internalization was not significant (P > 0.05) for the analyzed spinach varieties, internalization incidences showing almost equal distribution between Space and Waitiki, 49.06% and 50.94% respectively. Wounding of the root system in hydroponically grown spinach increased the incidence ofE. coliO157:H7 internalization and translocation to the edible portions of the plant. Experimental contamination of the plants grown in soil resulted in a greater number of internalization events then in those grown hydroponically, suggesting thatE. coliO157:H7 internalization is dependent on root damage, which is more likely to occur when plants are grown in soil. Curli expression byE. coliO157:H7 had no significant effect on its root uptake by spinach plants.