Natural variation and drought-induced differences in metabolite profiles of red oak-leaf and Romaine lettuce play a role in modulating the interaction with Salmonella enterica
Natural variation and drought-induced differences in metabolite profiles of red oak-leaf and Romaine lettuce play a role in modulating the interaction with Salmonella enterica
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红橡叶和长叶生菜的自然变化和干旱引起的代谢物差异在调节与肠沙门氏菌的相互作用中发挥着作用
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109998
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Micallef, Shirley A.
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作者:
Liu, Xingchen;Li, Yue;Micallef, Shirley A.
Nutrients on produce surfaces are vital for successful enteric pathogen colonisation. In this study, we investigated natural variation in metabolite profiles of Romaine ‘Parris Island Cos’ and red oak-leaf lettuce ‘Mascara’ under regular and restricted watering conditions. We also investigated the impact of plant drought stress on theSalmonella– lettuce association.SalmonellaNewport and Typhimurium were able to persist at higher levels on regularly watered Romaine than red oak-leaf lettuce. Drought treatment to lettuce impaired epiphyticSalmonellaassociation, withS.Newport and Typhimurium being differentially affected. A higher log reduction of both serotypes was measured on drought-subjected red oak-leaf lettuce plants than controls, butS.Typhimurium was unaffected on water deficit-treated Romaine lettuce(p< 0.05).To assessSalmonellainteraction with leaf surface metabolites, leaf washes collected from both cultivars were inoculated and found to be able to supportS.Newport growth, with higher levels ofSalmonellaretrieved from Romaine washes (p< 0.05). The lag phase ofS.Newport in washes from water restricted red oak-leaf lettuce was prolonged in relation to regularly-watered controls (p< 0.05). Untargeted plant metabolite profiling using electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ESI-TOF-MS) revealed natural variation between Romaine and red oak-leaf lettuce profiles for leaf tissue and leaf washes. Metabolite profile shifts were detected in both lettuce types in response to drought stress, but more unique peaks were detected in red oak-leaf than Romaine lettuce after drought treatment. Variation between the two cultivars was in part attributed to naturally higher levels of flavonoids and anthocyanins in red oak-leaf lettuce compared to Romaine. Moreover, red oak-leaf, but not Romaine lettuce, responded to drought by inducing the accumulation of proline, phenolics, flavonoids and anthocyanins. Drought stress, therefore, enhanced the functional food properties of red oak-leaf lettuce.Salmonellagrowth dynamics in lettuce leaf washes suggested that natural variation and drought-induced changes in metabolite profiles in lettuce could partly explain the differential susceptibility of various lettuce types toSalmonella, although the primary or secondary metabolites mediating this effect remain unknown. Regulated mild water stress should be investigated as an approach to lowerSalmonellacontamination risk in suitable lettuce cultivars, while simultaneously boosting the health beneficial quality of lettuce.