Recovery of Salmonella enterica Newport Introduced through Irrigation Water from Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) Fruit, Roots, Stems, and Leaves

• Published in: HortScience Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 675 - 678
• Main Authors: Hintz, Leslie D, Boyer, Renee R, Ponder, Monica A, Williams, Robert C, Rideout, Steven L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Society for Horticultural Science 01.04.2010
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; animal pathogenic bacteria; bacterial contamination; Biological and medical sciences; developmental stages; disease outbreaks; food contamination; food microbiology; food pathogens; fruits (plant anatomy); Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; irrigation water; leaves; plant development; roots; Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Newport; serotypes; Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; stems; tomatoes; uptake mechanisms; vegetable crops; Virginia; Newport; Irrigation; Vegetables; Horticulture; Climacteric; Fruit vegetable; Irrigation water; Tomato; Recovery; Stem; Growth chamber; Outbreak; Salmonella newport; Dicotyledones; Pathogenic; Angiospermae; Lycopersicon esculentum; Water engineering; Bacteria; Solanaceae; C3-Type; Enterobacteriaceae; Vegetals; Root; salmonellosis; environmental growth chamber; Plant leaf; roots; leaf; foodborne illness; Vegetable crop; Vegetative apparatus; Environment; Spermatophyta

Tomatoes have been associated with numerous outbreaks of salmonellosis in recent years. Trace-backs suggest tomato fruits may become contaminated during preharvest. The objective of this study was to determine the potential for Salmonella enterica serotype Newport to be internalized into the roots,...