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Exometabolomic-enabled discovery of compounds associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 population dynamics in the lettuce phyllosphere.
BMC plant biology - 9 May 2026
Bridges David F, Jacob Cristian, Student Joseph E, Zhao Rebecca B, Simko Ivan, Melotto Maeli
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BACKGROUND: Contamination of fresh produce with human pathogens remains a serious public health and economic concern due to the absence of effective kill steps in the farm-to-fork chain. Escherichia coli O157:H7 has been implicated in multiple illness outbreaks linked to lettuce. RESULTS: We examined the exometabolomic profile of 31 lettuce genotypes and identified variations in the chemical composition of both...
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