Potential Hazard of Radish Sprouts as a Vehicle of Escherichia coli O157:H7.
J Food Prot
; 60(9): 1125-1127, 1997 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31207834
ABSTRACT
We studied the contamination of radish sprouts after exposure to Escherichia coli O157H7-inoculated water in the laboratory. The edible parts, the cotyledons and hypocotyl, became heavily contaminated with E. coli O157H7 when they were grown from seeds soaked in E. coli O157H7-inoculated water. These same parts became contaminated with E. coli O157H7 when their roots were dipped into E. coli O157H7-inoculated water. These findings suggest that E. coli O157H7 contamination in the edible parts of radish sprouts could pose a serious hazard if the seeds or hydroponic water are contaminated with the bacterium.
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J Food Prot
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1997
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