Report
Biological control of pathogen infestation in pre and postharvest strawberry crops. Final Report - Project Number BS10003
2012
Abstract
Strawberry is a significantly consumed fruit in Australia, mostly without being subjected to disinfection processes, and its surface may harbor pathogens due to the nature of the fruit. During the first milestone of the project we examined the diversity of bacteria belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae to determine presence of human pathogenic species on strawberry fruit available for public consumption. Different brands of strawberry were obtained directly from farms (at harvest time sales) or purchased from markets (post-harvest). Bacterial isolates found on post-harvest strawberries belonged to the genera Escherichia, Raoultella, Klebsiella, Pantoea, Citrobacter and were shown to colonize CaCo-2 cell line which represents the human gut epithelial cells. Samples from organic farms contained more enteric bacteria compared to the ones obtained from markets suggesting that organic amendments might encourage pathogenic bacterial contamination.
Details
- Title
- Biological control of pathogen infestation in pre and postharvest strawberry crops. Final Report - Project Number BS10003
- Authors
- D Ipek Kurtboke (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringMohammad Katouli (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- 22 pages
- Date published
- 2012
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450562802621
- Output Type
- Report
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