Concentrations of Escherichia coli and genetic diversity and antibiotic resistance profiling of Salmonella isolated from irrigation water, packing shed equipment, and fresh produce in Texas.

Abstract excerpt

Fresh produce has been repeatedly implicated as a vehicle in the transmission of foodborne gastroenteritis. In an effort to assess the risk factors involved in the contamination of fresh produce with pathogenic bacteria, a total of 1,257 samples were collected from cantaloupe, oranges, and parsley (both in the field and after processing) and from the environment (i.e., irrigation water, soil, equipment, etc.)....

Topics

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Bacterial Typing Techniques
• Citrus sinensis
• Cucumis melo
• Drug Resistance, Bacterial
• Equipment Contamination
• Escherichia coli
• Food Microbiology
• Food Packaging
• Genetic Variation