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Doukaki A, Papadopoulou OS, Tzavara C, Mantzara AM, Michopoulou K, Tassou C, Skandamis P, Nychas GJ, Chorianopoulos N. Monitoring the Bioprotective Potential of Lactiplantibacillus pentosus Culture on Pathogen Survival and the Shelf-Life of Fresh Ready-to-Eat Salads Stored under Modified Atmosphere Packaging. Pathogens 2024; 13:557. [PMID: 39057784 PMCID: PMC11280402 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13070557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Globally, fresh vegetables or minimally processed salads have been implicated in several foodborne disease outbreaks. This work studied the effect of Lactiplantibacillus pentosus FMCC-B281 cells (F) and its supernatant (S) on spoilage and on the fate of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on fresh-cut ready-to-eat (RTE) salads during storage. Also, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and multispectral imaging (MSI) analysis were used as rapid and non-destructive techniques to estimate the microbiological status of the samples. Fresh romaine lettuce, rocket cabbage, and white cabbage were used in the present study and were inoculated with L. pentosus and the two pathogens. The strains were grown at 37 °C for 24 h in MRS and BHI broths, respectively, and then were centrifuged to collect the supernatant and the pellet (cells). Cells (F, ~5 log CFU/g), the supernatant (S), and a control (C, broth) were used to spray the leaves of each fresh vegetable that had been previously contaminated (sprayed) with the pathogen (3 log CFU/g). Subsequently, the salads were packed under modified atmosphere packaging (10%CO2/10%O2/80%N2) and stored at 4 and 10 °C until spoilage. During storage, microbiological counts and pH were monitored in parallel with FTIR and MSI analyses. The results showed that during storage, the population of the pathogens increased for lettuce and rocket independent of the treatment. For cabbage, pathogen populations remained stable throughout storage. Regarding the spoilage microbiota, the Pseudomonas population was lower in the F samples, while no differences in the populations of Enterobacteriaceae and yeasts/molds were observed for the C, F, and S samples stored at 4 °C. According to sensory evaluation, the shelf-life was shorter for the control samples in contrast to the S and F samples, where their shelf-life was elongated by 1-2 days. Initial pH values were ca. 6.0 for the three leafy vegetables. An increase in the pH of ca. 0.5 values was recorded until the end of storage at both temperatures for all cases of leafy vegetables. FTIR and MSI analyses did not satisfactorily lead to the estimation of the microbiological quality of salads. In conclusion, the applied bioprotective strain (L. pentosus) can elongate the shelf-life of the RTE salads without an effect on pathogen growth.
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- Angeliki Doukaki
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (A.D.); (C.T.); (A.-M.M.); (K.M.); (G.-J.N.)
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- Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization–DIMITRA, S. Venizelou 1, Lycovrissi, 14123 Athens, Greece; (O.S.P.); (C.T.)
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (A.D.); (C.T.); (A.-M.M.); (K.M.); (G.-J.N.)
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (A.D.); (C.T.); (A.-M.M.); (K.M.); (G.-J.N.)
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (A.D.); (C.T.); (A.-M.M.); (K.M.); (G.-J.N.)
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- Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products, Hellenic Agricultural Organization–DIMITRA, S. Venizelou 1, Lycovrissi, 14123 Athens, Greece; (O.S.P.); (C.T.)
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- Laboratory of Food Quality Control and Hygiene, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (A.D.); (C.T.); (A.-M.M.); (K.M.); (G.-J.N.)
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece; (A.D.); (C.T.); (A.-M.M.); (K.M.); (G.-J.N.)
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Mkangara M. Prevention and Control of Human Salmonella enterica Infections: An Implication in Food Safety. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE 2023; 2023:8899596. [PMID: 37727836 PMCID: PMC10506869 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8899596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Salmonella is a foodborne zoonotic pathogen causing diarrhoeal disease to humans after consuming contaminated water, animal, and plant products. The bacterium is the third leading cause of human death among diarrhoeal diseases worldwide. Therefore, human salmonellosis is of public health concern demanding integrated interventions against the causative agent, Salmonella enterica. The prevention of salmonellosis in humans is intricate due to several factors, including an immune-stable individual infected with S. enterica continuing to shed live bacteria without showing any clinical signs. Similarly, the asymptomatic Salmonella animals are the source of salmonellosis in humans after consuming contaminated food products. Furthermore, the contaminated products of plant and animal origin are a menace in food industries due to Salmonella biofilms, which enhance colonization, persistence, and survival of bacteria on equipment. The contaminated food products resulting from bacteria on equipment offset the economic competition of food industries and partner institutions in international business. The most worldwide prevalent broad-range Salmonella serovars affecting humans are Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis, and poultry products, among others, are the primary source of infection. The broader range of Salmonella serovars creates concern over multiple strategies for preventing and controlling Salmonella contamination in foods to enhance food safety for humans. Among the strategies for preventing and controlling Salmonella spread in animal and plant products include biosecurity measures, isolation and quarantine, epidemiological surveillance, farming systems, herbs and spices, and vaccination. Other measures are the application of phages, probiotics, prebiotics, and nanoparticles reduced and capped with antimicrobial agents. Therefore, Salmonella-free products, such as beef, pork, poultry meat, eggs, milk, and plant foods, such as vegetables and fruits, will prevent humans from Salmonella infection. This review explains Salmonella infection in humans caused by consuming contaminated foods and the interventions against Salmonella contamination in foods to enhance food safety and quality for humans.
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- Mwanaisha Mkangara
- Department of Science and Laboratory Technology, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 2958, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Habib I, Khan M, Mohamed MYI, Ghazawi A, Abdalla A, Lakshmi G, Elbediwi M, Al Marzooqi HM, Afifi HS, Shehata MG, Al-Rifai R. Assessing the Prevalence and Potential Risks of Salmonella Infection Associated with Fresh Salad Vegetable Consumption in the United Arab Emirates. Foods 2023; 12:3060. [PMID: 37628060 PMCID: PMC10453016 DOI: 10.3390/foods12163060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and characteristics of Salmonella isolates in salad vegetables in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Out of 400 samples tested from retail, only 1.25% (95% confidence interval, 0.41-2.89) were found to be positive for Salmonella, all of which were from conventional local produce, presented at ambient temperature, and featured as loose items. The five Salmonella-positive samples were arugula (n = 3), dill (n = 1), and spinach (n = 1). The Salmonella isolates from the five samples were found to be pan-susceptible to a panel of 12 antimicrobials tested using a disc diffusion assay. Based on whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis, only two antimicrobial resistance genes were detected-one conferring resistance to aminoglycosides (aac(6')-Iaa) and the other to fosfomycin (fosA7). WGS enabled the analysis of virulence determinants of the recovered Salmonella isolates from salad vegetables, revealing a range from 152 to 165 genes, collectively grouped under five categories, including secretion system, fimbrial adherence determinants, macrophage-inducible genes, magnesium uptake, and non-fimbrial adherence determinants. All isolates were found to possess genes associated with the type III secretion system (TTSS), encoded by Salmonella pathogenicity island-1 (SPI-1), but various genes associated with the second type III secretion system (TTSS-2), encoded by SPI-2, were absent in all isolates. Combining the mean prevalence of Salmonella with information regarding consumption in the UAE, an exposure of 0.0131 salmonellae consumed per person per day through transmission via salad vegetables was calculated. This exposure was used as an input in a beta-Poisson dose-response model, which estimated that there would be 10,584 cases of the Salmonella infection annually for the entire UAE population. In conclusion, salad vegetables sold in the UAE are generally safe for consumption regarding Salmonella occurrence, but occasional contamination is possible. The results of this study may be used for the future development of risk-based food safety surveillance systems in the UAE and to elaborate on the importance for producers, retailers, and consumers to follow good hygiene practices, particularly for raw food items such as leafy salad greens.
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- Ihab Habib
- Veterinary Public Health Research Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates; (M.-Y.I.M.); (A.A.); (G.L.)
- Environmental Health Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21531, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates; (M.K.); (A.G.)
- Zayed Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates;
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- Veterinary Public Health Research Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates; (M.-Y.I.M.); (A.A.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates; (M.K.); (A.G.)
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- Veterinary Public Health Research Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates; (M.-Y.I.M.); (A.A.); (G.L.)
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- Veterinary Public Health Research Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates; (M.-Y.I.M.); (A.A.); (G.L.)
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- Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany;
- Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Centre, Cairo 12618, Egypt
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- Food Research Section, Research and Development Division, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 52150, United Arab Emirates; (H.M.A.M.); (H.S.A.); (M.G.S.)
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- Food Research Section, Research and Development Division, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 52150, United Arab Emirates; (H.M.A.M.); (H.S.A.); (M.G.S.)
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- Food Research Section, Research and Development Division, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 52150, United Arab Emirates; (H.M.A.M.); (H.S.A.); (M.G.S.)
- Food Technology Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute (ALCRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTACITY), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt
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- Zayed Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates;
- Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 1555, United Arab Emirates
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Elpers L, Lüken L, Lange F, Hensel M. Factors Required for Adhesion of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium to Lactuca sativa (Lettuce). Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0343622. [PMID: 36533955 PMCID: PMC9927257 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03436-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a major cause of foodborne gastroenteritis. Recent outbreaks of infections by S. enterica serovar Typhimurium are often associated with non-animal-related food, i.e., vegetables, fruits, herbs, sprouts, and nuts. One main problem related to the consumption of fresh produce is the minimal processing, especially for leafy green salads. In this study, we focused on butterhead lettuce (Lactuca sativa) to which S. enterica serovar Typhimurium adheres at higher rates compared to Valerianella locusta, resulting in prolonged persistence. Here, we systematically analyzed factors contributing to adhesion of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium to L. sativa leaves. Application of a reductionist, synthetic approach, including the controlled surface expression of specific adhesive structures of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium, one at a time, enabled the identification of relevant fimbrial and nonfimbrial adhesins, the O-antigen of lipopolysaccharide, the flagella, and chemotaxis being involved in binding to L. sativa leaves. The analyses revealed contributions of Lpf fimbriae, Sti fimbriae, autotransported adhesin MisL, T1SS-secreted BapA, intact lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and flagella-mediated motility to adhesion of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium to L. sativa leaves. In addition, we identified BapA as a potential adhesin involved in binding to V. locusta and L. sativa leaf surfaces. IMPORTANCE The number of produce-associated outbreaks by gastrointestinal pathogens is increasing and underlines the relevance to human health. The mechanisms involved in the colonization of, persistence on, and transmission by, fresh produce are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the contribution of adhesive factors of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium in the initial phase of plant colonization, i.e., the binding to the plant surface. We used the previously established reductionist, synthetic approach to identify factors that contribute to the surface binding of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium to leaves of L. sativa by expressing all known adhesive structures by remote control expression system.
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- Laura Elpers
- Abt. Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Abt. Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Abt. Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Abt. Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
- Center for Cellular Nanoanalytics (CellNanOs), Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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Charles Vegdahl A, Schaffner DW. Curli Production Influences Cross-contamination by Escherichia coli O157:H7 When Washing Fresh-cut Romaine Lettuce. J Food Prot 2023; 86:100023. [PMID: 36916579 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfp.2022.100023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 expresses extracellular proteins called curli that are essential for surface colonization. Transfer rates of E. coli O157:H7 0018+ (curli+), and 0018- (curli-) from inoculated to noninoculated lettuce pieces during washing were quantified in this study. Romaine lettuce pieces were inoculated with ∼6 log CFU on just the surface, just the cut edges, or both surface and cut edges. Samples were dried for 2 h in a biosafety cabinet and then washed with ten (10) noninoculated lettuce pieces in 500 mL of water for 30 s. The curli- strain was more readily removed (3 log reduction) compared to the curli+ (1 log reduction) when only the lettuce surface was inoculated (p > 0.05). The same was true when only the lettuce piece edge was inoculated (p > 0.05), although the magnitude of the reduction was less. There was no significant difference in reduction of curli+ strain between any of the surfaces. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in reduction of the curli- strains when comparing the leaf surface (more removal) to the cut leaf edge (less removal). The curli+ strain always showed significantly (p < 0.05) more transfer to noninoculated leaves regardless of the inoculation location. The curli+ strain transferred about -1 log percent (∼0.1%) to noninoculated pieces, while the curli- strain transferred about -2 log percent (∼0.01%) CFU to the noninoculated pieces. Mean log percent transfer was not significantly different within the curli+ or curli- experiments (p > 0.05). When the leaf surface was inoculated, there was about 2 log percent (i.e., close to 100% transfer) into the wash water for both the curli+ and curli- strains. When only the cut edges or surface and edge were inoculated, observed mean transfer rates were lower but not significantly different (p > 0.05). Further research is needed to more fully understand the factors that influence bacterial cross-contamination during the washing of fresh produce.
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- Ann Charles Vegdahl
- Cornell University, Department of Food Science, Geneva, NY 14456, USA; Rutgers University, Department of Food Science, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
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- Rutgers University, Department of Food Science, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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Hybrid Genomic Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis SE3 Isolated from Polluted Soil in Brazil. Microorganisms 2022; 11:microorganisms11010111. [PMID: 36677403 PMCID: PMC9861973 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In Brazil, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is a significant health threat. Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis SE3 was isolated from soil at the Subaé River in Santo Amaro, Brazil, a region contaminated with heavy metals and organic waste. Illumina HiSeq and Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION sequencing were used for de novo hybrid assembly of the Salmonella SE3 genome. This approach yielded 10 contigs with 99.98% identity with S. enterica serovar Enteritidis OLF-SE2-98984-6. Twelve Salmonella pathogenic islands, multiple virulence genes, multiple antimicrobial gene resistance genes, seven phage defense systems, seven prophages and a heavy metal resistance gene were encoded in the genome. Pangenome analysis of the S. enterica clade, including Salmonella SE3, revealed an open pangenome, with a core genome of 2137 genes. Our study showed the effectiveness of a hybrid sequence assembly approach for environmental Salmonella genome analysis using HiSeq and MinION data. This approach enabled the identification of key resistance and virulence genes, and these data are important to inform the control of Salmonella and heavy metal pollution in the Santo Amaro region of Brazil.
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Elpers L, Deiwick J, Hensel M. Effect of Environmental Temperatures on Proteome Composition of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium. Mol Cell Proteomics 2022; 21:100265. [PMID: 35788066 PMCID: PMC9396072 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2022.100265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (STM) is a major cause of gastroenteritis and transmitted by consumption of contaminated food. STM is associated to food originating from animals (pork, chicken, eggs) or plants (vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs). Infection of warm-blooded mammalian hosts by STM and the underlying complex regulatory network of virulence gene expression depend on various environmental conditions encountered in hosts. However, less is known about the proteome and possible regulatory networks for gene expression of STM outside the preferred host. Nutritional limitations and changes in temperature are the most obvious stresses outside the native host. Thus, we analyzed the proteome profile of STM grown in rich medium (LB medium) or minimal medium (PCN medium) at temperatures ranging from 8 °C to 37 °C. LB medium mimics the nutritional rich environment inside the host, whereas minimal PCN medium represents nutritional limitations outside the host, found during growth of fresh produce (field conditions). Further, the range of temperatures analyzed reflects conditions within natural hosts (37 °C), room temperature (20 °C), during growth under agricultural conditions (16 °C and 12 °C), and during food storage (8 °C). Implications of altered nutrient availability and growth temperature on STM proteomes were analyzed by HPLC/MS-MS and label-free quantification. Our study provides first insights into the complex adaptation of STM to various environmental temperatures, which allows STM not only to infect mammalian hosts but also to enter new infection routes that have been poorly studied so far. With the present dataset, global virulence factors, their impact on infection routes, and potential anti-infective strategies can now be investigated in detail. Especially, we were able to demonstrate functional flagella at 12 °C growth temperature for STM with an altered motility behavior.
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- Laura Elpers
- Abt. Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Abt. Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Abt. Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany,CellNanOs – Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics Osnabrück, School of Biology/Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany,For correspondence: Michael Hensel
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Mohakud NK, Panda RK, Patra SD, Sahu BR, Ghosh M, Kushwaha GS, Misra N, Suar M. Genome analysis and virulence gene expression profile of a multi drug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ms202. Gut Pathog 2022; 14:28. [PMID: 35765034 PMCID: PMC9237969 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-022-00498-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background In India, multi-drug resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium poses a significant health threat. Indeed, S. Typhimurium has remained unknown for a large portion of its genome associated with various physiological functions including mechanism of drug resistance and virulence. The whole-genome sequence of a Salmonella strain obtained from feces of a patient with gastroenteritis in Odisha, India, was analyzed for understanding the disease association and underlying virulence mechanisms. Results The de novo assembly yielded 17 contigs and showed 99.9% similarity to S. enterica sub sp enterica strain LT2 and S. enteric subsp salamae strain DSM 9220. S. Typhimurium ms202 strain constitutes six known Salmonella pathogenicity islands and nine different phages. The comparative interpretation of pathogenic islands displayed the genes contained in SPI-1 and SPI-2 to be highly conserved. We identified sit ABCD cluster regulatory cascade in SPI-1. Multiple antimicrobial resistance genes were identified that directly implies antibiotic-resistant phenotype. Notably, seven unique genes were identified as "acquired antibiotic resistance". These data suggest that virulence in S. enterica Typhimurium ms202 is associated with SPI-1 and SPI-2. Further, we found several virulent genes encoding SPI regions belonging to type III secretion systems (T3SS) of bacteria were significantly upregulated in ms202 compared to control LT2. Moreover, all these genes were significantly downregulated in S. enterica Typhimurium ms202 as compared to control LT2 on adding Mn2+ exogenously. Conclusions Our study raises a vital concern about the potential diffusion of a novel multi-drug resistant S. enterica Typhimurium ms202. It justifies this clinical pathogen to demonstrate a higher degree survival due to higher expression of virulent genes and enhanced ability of metallic ion acquisition. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13099-022-00498-w.
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- Nirmal Kumar Mohakud
- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India.,Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India
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- KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India.
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- KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India
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- KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India
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- School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India. .,KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI), KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India.
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Kim Y, Lee S, Park K, Yoon H. Cooperative Interaction between Acid and Copper Resistance in Escherichia coli. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2022; 32:602-611. [PMID: 35283428 PMCID: PMC9628877 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2201.01034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The persistence of pathogenic Escherichia coli under acidic conditions poses a serious risk to food safety, especially in acidic foods such as kimchi. To identify the bacterial factors required for acid resistance, transcriptomic analysis was conducted on an acid-resistant enterotoxigenic E. coli strain and the genes with significant changes in their expression under acidic pH were selected as putative resistance factors against acid stress. These genes included those associated with a glutamatedependent acid resistance (GDAR) system and copper resistance. E. coli strains lacking GadA, GadB, or YbaST, the components of the GDAR system, exhibited significantly attenuated growth and survival under acidic stress conditions. Accordantly, the inhibition of the GDAR system by 3-mercaptopropionic acid and aminooxyacetic acid abolished bacterial adaptation and survival under acidic conditions, indicating the indispensable role of a GDAR system in acid resistance. Intriguingly, the lack of cueR encoding a transcriptional regulator for copper resistance genes markedly impaired bacterial resistance to acid stress as well as copper. Conversely, the absence of YbaST severely compromised bacterial resistance against copper, suggesting an interplay between acid and copper resistance. These results suggest that a GDAR system can be a promising target for developing control measures to prevent E. coli resistance to acid and copper treatments.
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- Yeeun Kim
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea,Department of Applied Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea,Corresponding author Phone: +82-31-219-2450 Fax: +82-31-219-1610 E-mail:
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Jacob C, Velásquez AC, Josh NA, Settles M, He SY, Melotto M. Dual transcriptomic analysis reveals metabolic changes associated with differential persistence of human pathogenic bacteria in leaves of Arabidopsis and lettuce. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2021; 11:jkab331. [PMID: 34550367 PMCID: PMC8664426 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Understanding the molecular determinants underlying the interaction between the leaf and human pathogenic bacteria is key to provide the foundation to develop science-based strategies to prevent or decrease the pathogen contamination of leafy greens. In this study, we conducted a dual RNA-sequencing analysis to simultaneously define changes in the transcriptomic profiles of the plant and the bacterium when they come in contact. We used an economically relevant vegetable crop, lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. cultivar Salinas), and a model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0, as well as two pathogenic bacterial strains that cause disease outbreaks associated with fresh produce, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium 14028s (STm 14028s). We observed commonalities and specificities in the modulation of biological processes between Arabidopsis and lettuce and between O157:H7 and STm 14028s during early stages of the interaction. We detected a larger alteration of gene expression at the whole transcriptome level in lettuce and Arabidopsis at 24 h post inoculation with STm 14028s compared to that with O157:H7. In addition, bacterial transcriptomic adjustments were substantially larger in Arabidopsis than in lettuce. Bacterial transcriptome was affected at a larger extent in the first 4 h compared to the subsequent 20 h after inoculation. Overall, we gained valuable knowledge about the responses and counter-responses of both bacterial pathogen and plant host when these bacteria are residing in the leaf intercellular space. These findings and the public genomic resources generated in this study are valuable for additional data mining.
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- Cristián Jacob
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Department of Plant Sciences, Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Departamento de Ciencias Vegetales, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
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- Department of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility in the Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility in the Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Park S, Kim AL, Hong YK, Shin JH, Joo SH. A highly efficient auxin-producing bacterial strain and its effect on plant growth. JOURNAL OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 19:179. [PMID: 34859356 PMCID: PMC8639878 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-021-00252-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Background Various bacteria promote plant root growth in the rhizosphere, as a measure of securing and enlarging their ecological niche. These interactions are mediated by plant growth regulators (PGRs) such as auxin, and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is one of the physiologically active auxin. In this study, we isolated an unusual bacterial strain from food process waste with high efficiency and demonstrated its effects on plant rooting and early-stage growth. Results The efficiency of this bacterial strain in producing IAA was 16.6 mg/L/h in Luria-Bertani broth containing 0.05% l-tryptophan (Trp) at room temperature (24 ± 2 °C). Its IAA production was highly dependent on the presence of precursor, Trp. This bacterium was identified as Ignatzschineria sp. by 16S rDNA sequencing. Its bacterial culture supernatant (BCS) enhanced plant root initiation, root growth, and plant growth in the early stages. The root mass formed BCS-treated in apple mint cuttings was twofold of that formed in the control. The root number and length were 46% and 18% higher, respectively, in BCS-treated chrysanthemum cuttings than in the control. Conclusions These results show that the BCS of Ignatzschineria sp. CG20001 isolate obtained in this study can be used for agricultural applications. In addition, the novelty of this strain makes it a valuable genetic resource for biotechnological applications. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s43141-021-00252-w.
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- Seunghye Park
- Research & Development Center, Cosmicgreen Inc., Daeryung Post Tower I, Digital-ro 288, Seoul, 08377, Republic of Korea
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- Research & Development Center, Cosmicgreen Inc., Daeryung Post Tower I, Digital-ro 288, Seoul, 08377, Republic of Korea
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- Research & Development Center, Cosmicgreen Inc., Daeryung Post Tower I, Digital-ro 288, Seoul, 08377, Republic of Korea
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- Research & Development Center, Cosmicgreen Inc., Daeryung Post Tower I, Digital-ro 288, Seoul, 08377, Republic of Korea
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- Research & Development Center, Cosmicgreen Inc., Daeryung Post Tower I, Digital-ro 288, Seoul, 08377, Republic of Korea.
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Expiration Date of Ready-to-Eat Salads: Effects on Microbial Load and Biochemical Attributes. Foods 2021; 10:foods10050941. [PMID: 33923060 PMCID: PMC8145991 DOI: 10.3390/foods10050941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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When minimally processed vegetables reach their expiration date, expose an increased microbial load. This includes mainly spoilage microorganisms but also foodborne pathogens, thus affecting the quality and safety of highly consumed ready-to-eat salads. A total of 144 ready-to-eat salads from the Cypriot market were analyzed in an attempt to determine the effects of the expiration date on the microbial load and plant metabolic variables of the salads. Possible correlations between them were also investigated for the first time. Furthermore, the impacts of the season (winter, summer), salad producing companies and type of salad and/or their interactions with the tested parameters were investigated. Results revealed that the microbial load (mainly spoilage microorganisms, such as Pseudomonas spp., yeasts and molds) increased towards the end of the shelf life. The microbial load was differentiated among the five salad producers and/or the salad types, highlighting the importance of a common and safe sanitation-processing chain in the preparation of ready-to-eat salads. Summer was the season in which Escherichia coli counts were found to be higher for plain lettuce, while Staphylococcus spp. was increased numbers for the lettuce+endive/radicchio, lettuce+rocket and lettuce+chives type of salads. Additionally, an increased Staphylococcus spp. was observed for plain rocket salads in winter. All samples examined were found negative for Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes. Moreover, carbon dioxide production and damage indexes (hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxidation) increased on expiration date on both winter and summer seasons, indicating plant tissue stress at the end of shelf life. These findings indicate that the expiration date and relevant shelf life of processed vegetables are important parameters to be considered when postharvest management is applied to these products, ensuring safety and quality.
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Factors Required for Adhesion of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium to Corn Salad (Valerianella locusta). Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:AEM.02757-19. [PMID: 32033951 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02757-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salmonella enterica is a foodborne pathogen often leading to gastroenteritis and is commonly acquired by consumption of contaminated food of animal origin. However, frequency of outbreaks linked to the consumption of fresh or minimally processed food of nonanimal origin is increasing. New infection routes of S. enterica by vegetables, fruits, nuts, and herbs have to be considered. This leads to special interest in S. enterica interactions with leafy products, e.g., salads, that are mainly consumed in a minimally processed form. The attachment of S. enterica to salad is a crucial step in contamination, but little is known about the bacterial factors required and mechanisms of adhesion. S. enterica possesses a complex set of adhesive structures whose functions are only partly understood. Potentially, S. enterica may deploy multiple adhesive strategies for adhering to various salad species and other vegetables. In this study, we systematically analyzed the contributions of the complete adhesiome, of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and of flagellum-mediated motility of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium (STM) in adhesion to Valerianella locusta (corn salad). We deployed a reductionist, synthetic approach to identify factors involved in the surface binding of STM to leaves of corn salad, with particular regard to the expression of all known adhesive structures, using the Tet-on system. This work reveals the contribution of Saf fimbriae, type 1 secretion system-secreted BapA, an intact LPS, and flagellum-mediated motility of STM in adhesion to corn salad leaves.IMPORTANCE Transmission of gastrointestinal pathogens by contaminated fresh produce is of increasing relevance to human health. However, the mechanisms of contamination of, persistence on, and transmission by fresh produce are poorly understood. We investigated the contributions of the various adhesive structures of STM to the initial event in transmission, i.e., binding to the plant surface. A reductionist system was used that allowed experimentally controlled surface expression of individual adhesive structures and analyses of the contribution to binding to leave surfaces of corn salad under laboratory conditions. The model system allowed the determination of the relative contributions of fimbrial and nonfimbrial adhesins, the type 3 secretion systems, the O antigen of lipopolysaccharide, the flagella, and chemotaxis of STM to binding to corn salad leaves. Based on these data, future work could reveal the mechanism of binding and the relevance of interaction under agricultural conditions.
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Schierstaedt J, Grosch R, Schikora A. Agricultural production systems can serve as reservoir for human pathogens. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2020; 366:5715908. [PMID: 31981360 DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnaa016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Food-borne diseases are a threat to human health and can cause severe economic losses. Nowadays, in a growing and increasingly interconnected world, food-borne diseases need to be dealt with in a global manner. In order to tackle this issue, it is essential to consider all possible entry routes of human pathogens into the production chain. Besides the post-harvest handling of the fresh produce itself, also the prevention of contamination in livestock and agricultural soils are of particular importance. While the monitoring of human pathogens and intervening measures are relatively easy to apply in livestock and post-harvest, the investigation of the prevention strategies in crop fields is a challenging task. Furthermore, crop fields are interconnected with livestock via fertilizers and feed; therefore, a poor hygiene management can cause cross-contamination. In this review, we highlight the possible contamination of crop plants by bacterial human pathogens via the rhizosphere, their interaction with the plant and possible intervention strategies. Furthermore, we discuss critical issues and questions that are still open.
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- Jasper Schierstaedt
- Plant-Microbe Systems, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, 14979 Großbeeren, Germany
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- Plant-Microbe Systems, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, 14979 Großbeeren, Germany
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- Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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Arreguin-Nava MA, Hernández-Patlán D, Solis-Cruz B, Latorre JD, Hernandez-Velasco X, Tellez G, El-Ashram S, Hargis BM, Tellez-Isaias G. Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria Probiotic Culture Candidates for the Treatment of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis in Neonatal Turkey Poults. Animals (Basel) 2019; 9:ani9090696. [PMID: 31533370 PMCID: PMC6770488 DOI: 10.3390/ani9090696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The effect of Lactobacillus spp.-based probiotic candidates on Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE) colonization was evaluated in two separate experiments. In each experiment, sixty-one day-of-hatch female turkey poults were obtained from a local hatchery. In both experiments, poults were challenged via oral gavage with 104 cfu/poult of SE and randomly allocated to one of two groups (n = 30 poults): (1) the positive control group and (2) the probiotic treated group. Heated brooder batteries were used for housing each group separately and poults were allowed ad libitum access to water and unmedicated turkey starter feed. 1 h following the SE challenge, poults were treated with 106 cfu/poult of probiotic culture via oral gavage or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS)to control groups. A total of 24 h post-treatment, poults were euthanized and the ceca and cecal tonsils from twenty poults were collected aseptically for SE recovery. In both trials, a significant reduction in the incidence and log10 cfu/g of SE were observed in poults treated with the probiotic when compared with control poults (p ≤ 0.05). The results of the present study suggest that the administration of this lactic acid-producing bacteria (LAB)-based probiotic 1 h after an SE challenge can be useful in reducing the cecal colonization of this pathogen in neonatal poults.
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- Laboratorio 5: LEDEFAR, Unidad de Investigación Multidisciplinaria, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Cuautitlán Izcalli Estado de México 54714, Mexico; (D.H.-P.); (B.S.-C.)
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- Laboratorio 5: LEDEFAR, Unidad de Investigación Multidisciplinaria, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Cuautitlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Cuautitlán Izcalli Estado de México 54714, Mexico; (D.H.-P.); (B.S.-C.)
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA; (J.D.L.); (B.M.H.)
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- Departamento de Medicina y Zootecnia de Aves, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, UNAM, Cd. de Mexico 04510, Mexico;
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA; (J.D.L.); (B.M.H.)
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528231, Guangdong, China;
- Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr el-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA; (J.D.L.); (B.M.H.)
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- Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA; (J.D.L.); (B.M.H.)
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Karmakar K, Nair AV, Chandrasekharan G, Garai P, Nath U, Nataraj KN, N B P, Chakravortty D. Rhizospheric life of Salmonella requires flagella-driven motility and EPS-mediated attachment to organic matter and enables cross-kingdom invasion. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2019; 95:fiz107. [PMID: 31271416 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiz107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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Salmonella is an established pathogen of the members of the kingdom Animalia. Reports indicate that the association of Salmonella with fresh, edible plant products occurs at the pre-harvest state, i.e. in the field. In this study, we follow the interaction of Salmonella Typhimurium with the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana to understand the process of migration in soil. Plant factors like root exudates serve as chemo-attractants. Our ex situ experiments allowed us to track Salmonella from its free-living state to the endophytic state. We found that genes encoding two-component systems and proteins producing extracellular polymeric substances are essential for Salmonella to adhere to the soil and roots. To understand the trans-kingdom flow of Salmonella, we fed the contaminated plants to mice and observed that it invades and colonizes liver and spleen. To complete the disease cycle, we re-established the infection in plant by mixing the potting mixture with the fecal matter collected from the diseased animals. Our experiments revealed a cross-kingdom invasion by the pathogen via passage through a murine intermediate, a mechanism for its persistence in the soil and invasion in a non-canonical host. These results form a basis to break the life-cycle of Salmonella before it reaches its animal host and thus reduce Salmonella contamination of food products.
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- Kapudeep Karmakar
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- Department of Microbiology, St. Joseph's College Autonomous, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Agricultural Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Deblais L, Vrisman C, Kathayat D, Helmy YA, Miller SA, Rajashekara G. Imidazole and Methoxybenzylamine Growth Inhibitors Reduce Salmonella Persistence in Tomato Plant Tissues. J Food Prot 2019; 82:997-1006. [PMID: 31121102 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-18-555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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HIGHLIGHTS Small molecules (SMs) 1, 3, 4, and 5 are novel growth inhibitors of Salmonella enterica. These SMs are not toxic to tomato plant tissues including fruits. Combining biocontrol agents and SMs enhanced the control of Salmonella in infected plants. These SMs may be safe bactericides against Salmonella and phytopathogens in produce.
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- Loïc Deblais
- 1 Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.,2 Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691, USA
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- 2 Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691, USA
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- 1 Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
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- 1 Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
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- 2 Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691, USA
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- 1 Food Animal Health Research Program, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
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Epidemiological Survey and Retrospective Analysis of Salmonella Infections between 2000 and 2017 in Warmia and Masuria Voivodship in Poland. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 55:medicina55030074. [PMID: 30897848 PMCID: PMC6473649 DOI: 10.3390/medicina55030074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Salmonellosis is a major foodborne bacterial infection throughout the world. Epidemiological surveillance is one of the key factors to reduce the number of infections caused by this pathogen in both humans and animals. The first outcome measure was the prevalence of non-typhoid Salmonella (NTS) infections between 2000 and 2017 among the population of the predominantly agricultural and touristic Polish region of Warmia and Masuria (WaM). The second outcome measure was the comparison of the NTS hospitalization rate of all registered NTS cases, an investigation of the monthly reports of infections, and the exploration of the annual minimal and maximal NTS infection number in WaM in the above-mentioned time period. The last outcome was a comparison of the prevalence of NTS infections in the region and in its administrative districts by considering both rural and urban municipalities three years before and three years after the accession of Poland into the European Union (EU) in 2004. Materials and Methods: The total number of infections and hospitalizations in the 19 districts of the WaM voivodship in Poland was registered monthly between 2000–2017 by the Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Olsztyn, Poland. Results: Between 2000 and 2017, the number of diagnosed salmonellosis cases decreased significantly in WaM; the decrease was higher in urban districts than in rural ones, and the ratio of hospitalizations and the total number of NTS cases increased significantly across all districts. The lowest number of cases was reported in the winter months and was stable from 2007, whereas the highest number was reported in the summer months with a higher tendency of outbreaks. Conclusion: The falling number of salmonellosis cases in 2000–2017 in WaM reflects the general trend in Poland and Europe. The decrease of NTS infections in WaM is related to the accession of Poland into the EU.
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Gao Z, Daliri EBM, Wang J, Liu D, Chen S, Ye X, Ding T. Inhibitory Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Foodborne Pathogens: A Review. J Food Prot 2019; 82:441-453. [PMID: 30794461 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-18-303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Foodborne pathogens are serious challenges to food safety and public health worldwide. Fermentation is one of many methods that may be used to inactivate and control foodborne pathogens. Many studies have reported that lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can have significant antimicrobial effects. The current review mainly focuses on the antimicrobial activity of LAB, the mechanisms of this activity, competitive growth models, and application of LAB for inhibition of foodborne pathogens.
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- Zhenhong Gao
- 1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, National Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, People's Republic of China.,2 Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China
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- 3 Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, South Korea
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- 4 College of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Chengyang, Qingdao 266109, People's Republic of China (ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7676-0493 )
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- 1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, National Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, People's Republic of China
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- 1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, National Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, People's Republic of China
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- 1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, National Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, People's Republic of China
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- 1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, National Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, People's Republic of China.,2 Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, and Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, People's Republic of China
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Wheatley RM, Poole PS. Mechanisms of bacterial attachment to roots. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2018; 42:448-461. [PMID: 29672765 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The attachment of bacteria to roots constitutes the first physical step in many plant-microbe interactions. These interactions exert both positive and negative influences on agricultural systems depending on whether a growth-promoting, symbiotic or pathogenic relationship transpires. A common biphasic mechanism of root attachment exists across agriculturally important microbial species, including Rhizobium, Agrobacterium, Pseudomonas, Azospirillum and Salmonella. Attachment studies have revealed how plant-microbe interactions develop, and how to manipulate these relationships for agricultural benefit. Here, we review our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing plant-microbe root attachment and draw together a common biphasic model.
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- Rachel M Wheatley
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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Pushkareva VI, Ermolaeva SA. EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES ON A CROP PLANT ROLE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SAPRONOTIC (SOIL-BORNE) BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY EPIDEMIOLOGY IMMUNOBIOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.36233/0372-9311-2018-5-113-121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Specific epidemiology of sapronotic (soil-borne) bacteria is characterized from the ecological point of view. The characteristic feature of soil-borne pathogens is an ability to exist autonomously in the environment. This analytical review is focused on crops as alternative hosts for a number of soil-borne pathogenic bacteria (Yersinia, Salmonella, Listeria, Escherichia etc). Published experimental results evidence capabilities of human and animal pathogens to colonize plant tissues. Novel approaches are discussed to minimize risks of infection spreading with crops. These approaches include an analysis of wild plant natural resistance to pathogenic bacteria and a construction of transgenic plant crops expressing antimicrobial peptides. Multiple studies are cited that established wild plants used in traditional medicine as a source for obtaining molecules effective against resistant pathogens. The review includes recent author results on activity of wild plant extracts against Listeria and toxin-producing Escherichia.
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- V. I. Pushkareva
- Gamaleya National Research Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology
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- Gamaleya National Research Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology
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de Moraes MH, Soto EB, Salas González I, Desai P, Chu W, Porwollik S, McClelland M, Teplitski M. Genome-Wide Comparative Functional Analyses Reveal Adaptations of Salmonella sv. Newport to a Plant Colonization Lifestyle. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:877. [PMID: 29867794 PMCID: PMC5968271 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Outbreaks of salmonellosis linked to the consumption of vegetables have been disproportionately associated with strains of serovar Newport. We tested the hypothesis that strains of sv. Newport have evolved unique adaptations to persistence in plants that are not shared by strains of other Salmonella serovars. We used a genome-wide mutant screen to compare growth in tomato fruit of a sv. Newport strain from an outbreak traced to tomatoes, and a sv. Typhimurium strain from animals. Most genes in the sv. Newport strain that were selected during persistence in tomatoes were shared with, and similarly selected in, the sv. Typhimurium strain. Many of their functions are linked to central metabolism, including amino acid biosynthetic pathways, iron acquisition, and maintenance of cell structure. One exception was a greater need for the core genes involved in purine metabolism in sv. Typhimurium than in sv. Newport. We discovered a gene, papA, that was unique to sv. Newport and contributed to the strain’s fitness in tomatoes. The papA gene was present in about 25% of sv. Newport Group III genomes and generally absent from other Salmonella genomes. Homologs of papA were detected in the genomes of Pantoea, Dickeya, and Pectobacterium, members of the Enterobacteriacea family that can colonize both plants and animals.
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- Marcos H de Moraes
- Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Center for Genomic Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Cuernavaca, Mexico.,Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.,Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Yang Y, Latorre J, Khatri B, Kwon Y, Kong B, Teague K, Graham L, Wolfenden A, Mahaffey B, Baxter M, Hernandez-Velasco X, Merino-Guzman R, Hargis B, Tellez G. Characterization and evaluation of lactic acid bacteria candidates for intestinal epithelial permeability and Salmonella Typhimurium colonization in neonatal turkey poults. Poult Sci 2018; 97:515-521. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cox CE, Brandl MT, de Moraes MH, Gunasekera S, Teplitski M. Production of the Plant Hormone Auxin by Salmonella and Its Role in the Interactions with Plants and Animals. Front Microbiol 2018; 8:2668. [PMID: 29375530 PMCID: PMC5770404 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The ability of human enteric pathogens to colonize plants and use them as alternate hosts is now well established. Salmonella, similarly to phytobacteria, appears to be capable of producing the plant hormone auxin via an indole-3-pyruvate decarboxylase (IpdC), a key enzyme of the IPyA pathway. A deletion of the Salmonella ipdC significantly reduced auxin synthesis in laboratory culture. The Salmonella ipdC gene was expressed on root surfaces of Medicago truncatula. M. truncatula auxin-responsive GH3::GUS reporter was activated by the wild type Salmonella, and not but the ipdC mutant, implying that the bacterially produced IAA (Indole Acetic Acid) was detected by the seedlings. Seedling infections with the wild type Salmonella caused an increase in secondary root formation, which was not observed in the ipdC mutant. The wild type Salmonella cells were detected as aggregates at the sites of lateral root emergence, whereas the ipdC mutant cells were evenly distributed in the rhizosphere. However, both strains appeared to colonize seedlings well in growth pouch experiments. The ipdC mutant was also less virulent in a murine model of infection. When mice were infected by oral gavage, the ipdC mutant was as proficient as the wild type strain in colonization of the intestine, but it was defective in the ability to cross the intestinal barrier. Fewer cells of the ipdC mutant, compared with the wild type strain, were detected in Peyer's patches, spleen and in the liver. Orthologs of ipdC are found in all Salmonella genomes and are distributed among many animal pathogens and plant-associated bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae, suggesting a broad ecological role of the IpdC-catalyzed pathway.
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- Clayton E Cox
- Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA, United States
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- Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Department of Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.,Smithsonian Marine Station, Ft. Pierce, FL, United States
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Silva C, Puente JL, Calva E. Salmonella virulence plasmid: pathogenesis and ecology. Pathog Dis 2017; 75:3883984. [PMID: 28645187 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftx070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A current view on the role of the Salmonella virulence plasmid in the pathogenesis of animal and human hosts is discussed; including the possible relevance in secondary ecological niches. Various strategies towards further studies in this respect are proposed within the One Health Concept.
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- Claudia Silva
- Departamento de Microbiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 2001, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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Prado-Rebolledo OF, Delgado-Machuca JDJ, Macedo-Barragan RJ, Garcia-Márquez LJ, Morales-Barrera JE, Latorre JD, Hernandez-Velasco X, Tellez G. Evaluation of a selected lactic acid bacteria-based probiotic on Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis colonization and intestinal permeability in broiler chickens. Avian Pathol 2016; 46:90-94. [PMID: 27545145 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2016.1222808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of a lactic acid bacteria-based probiotic (FloraMax-B11®) against Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis intestinal colonization and intestinal permeability in broiler chickens. Experiment 1 consisted of two independent trials. In each trial, day-old broiler chicks were assigned to one of two groups: control + S. Enteritidis or probiotic + S. Enteritidis. At 72 h post-S. Enteritidis challenge, haematology and caecal content were evaluated for S. Enteritidis colonization. In Experiment 2, day-old broiler chicks were assigned to one of four groups: negative control; probiotic; control + S. Enteritidis; or probiotic + S. Enteritidis. At 72 h post-S. Enteritidis challenge, chickens in all groups were given an oral gavage dose of fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran (FITC-d). In both trials of Experiment 1, a significant reduction (P < 0.05) in colony-forming units/gram of S. Enteritidis in caecal content and a reduction in the incidence of S. Enteritidis enriched caecal samples were observed in probiotic + S. Enteritidis chickens. In addition, significant heterophilia and lymphopaenia were observed in control + S. Enteritidis chickens. In Experiment 2, a decrease in numbers of S. Enteritidis in caeca were observed in probiotic + S. Enteritidis chickens when compared to control + S. Enteritidis. Also, an increase in serum FITC-d concentration was detected in control + S. Enteritidis. These results suggest that early infection with S. Enteritidis can increase intestinal permeability, but the adverse effects can be prevented by the administration of the probiotic tested.
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- Omar F Prado-Rebolledo
- a Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia , Universidad de Colima , Colima , México
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- b Centro Universitario de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrícola , Universidad de Colima , Colima , México
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- c Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal , Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana , México City , México
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- d Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , AR , USA
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- e Departamento de Medicina y Zootecnia de Aves, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , México City , México
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- d Department of Poultry Science, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science , University of Arkansas , Fayetteville , AR , USA
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Marvasi M, de Moraes MH, Salas-Gonzalez I, Porwollik S, Farias M, McClelland M, Teplitski M. Involvement of the Rcs regulon in the persistence of Salmonella Typhimurium in tomatoes. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2016; 8:928-935. [PMID: 27558204 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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It is becoming clear that human enteric pathogens, like Salmonella, can efficiently colonize vegetative and reproductive organs of plants. Even though the bacterium's ability to proliferate within plant tissues has been linked to outbreaks of salmonellosis, little is known about regulatory and physiological adaptations of Salmonella, or other human pathogens, to their persistence in plants. A screen of Salmonella deletion mutants in tomatoes identified rcsA and rcsB genes as those under positive selection. In tomato fruits, populations of Salmonella rcsB mutants were as much as 100-fold lower than those of the wild type. In the follow-up experiments, competitive fitness of rcsA and rcsB mutants was strongly reduced in tomatoes. Bioinformatics predictions identified a putative Salmonella RcsAB binding box (TTMGGAWWAABCTYA) and revealed an extensive putative RcsAB regulon, of which many members were differentially fit within tomatoes.
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- Massimiliano Marvasi
- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute Rm330E, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Simm R, Ahmad I, Rhen M, Le Guyon S, Römling U. Regulation of biofilm formation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Future Microbiol 2015; 9:1261-82. [PMID: 25437188 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.14.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In animals, plants and the environment, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium forms the red dry and rough (rdar) biofilm characterized by extracellular matrix components curli and cellulose. With complex expression control by at least ten transcription factors, the bistably expressed orphan response regulator CsgD directs rdar morphotype development. CsgD expression is an integral part of the Hfq regulon and the complex cyclic diguanosine monophosphate signaling network partially controlled by the global RNA-binding protein CsrA. Cell wall turnover and the periplasmic redox status regulate csgD expression on a post-transcriptional level by unknown mechanisms. Furthermore, phosphorylation of CsgD is a potential inactivation and degradation signal in biofilm dissolution. Including complex incoherent feed-forward loops, regulation of biofilm formation versus motility and virulence is of recognized complexity.
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- Roger Simm
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Montebello, Oslo, Norway
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Tawil N, Sacher E, Mandeville R, Meunier M. Bacteriophages: biosensing tools for multi-drug resistant pathogens. Analyst 2015; 139:1224-36. [PMID: 24434867 DOI: 10.1039/c3an01989f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pathogen detection is of utmost importance in many sectors, such as in the food industry, environmental quality control, clinical diagnostics, bio-defence and counter-terrorism. Failure to appropriately, and specifically, detect pathogenic bacteria can lead to serious consequences, and may ultimately be lethal. Public safety, new legislation, recent outbreaks in food contamination, and the ever-increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant infections have fostered a worldwide research effort targeting novel biosensing strategies. This review concerns phage-based analytical and biosensing methods targeted towards theranostic applications. We discuss and review phage-based assays, notably phage amplification, reporter phage, phage lysis, and bioluminescence assays for the detection of bacterial species, as well as phage-based biosensors, including optical (comprising SPR sensors and fiber optic assays), electrochemical (comprising amperometric, potentiometric, and impedimetric sensors), acoustic wave and magnetoelastic sensors.
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- N Tawil
- Regroupement Québécois de Matériaux de Pointe, Department of Engineering Physics, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Case Postale 6079, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3A7, Canada.
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Kshirsagar M, Schleker S, Carbonell J, Klein-Seetharaman J. Techniques for transferring host-pathogen protein interactions knowledge to new tasks. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:36. [PMID: 25699028 PMCID: PMC4313693 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We consider the problem of building a model to predict protein-protein interactions (PPIs) between the bacterial species Salmonella Typhimurium and the plant host Arabidopsis thaliana which is a host-pathogen pair for which no known PPIs are available. To achieve this, we present approaches, which use homology and statistical learning methods called “transfer learning.” In the transfer learning setting, the task of predicting PPIs between Arabidopsis and its pathogen S. Typhimurium is called the “target task.” The presented approaches utilize labeled data i.e., known PPIs of other host-pathogen pairs (we call these PPIs the “source tasks”). The homology based approaches use heuristics based on biological intuition to predict PPIs. The transfer learning methods use the similarity of the PPIs from the source tasks to the target task to build a model. For a quantitative evaluation we consider Salmonella-mouse PPI prediction and some other host-pathogen tasks where known PPIs exist. We use metrics such as precision and recall and our results show that our methods perform well on the target task in various transfer settings. We present a brief qualitative analysis of the Arabidopsis-Salmonella predicted interactions. We filter the predictions from all approaches using Gene Ontology term enrichment and only those interactions involving Salmonella effectors. Thereby we observe that Arabidopsis proteins involved e.g., in transcriptional regulation, hormone mediated signaling and defense response may be affected by Salmonella.
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- Meghana Kshirsagar
- School of Computer Science, Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Metabolic and Vascular Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick Coventry, UK ; Molecular Phytomedicine, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of Bonn Bonn, Germany
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- School of Computer Science, Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Yaron S, Römling U. Biofilm formation by enteric pathogens and its role in plant colonization and persistence. Microb Biotechnol 2014; 7:496-516. [PMID: 25351039 PMCID: PMC4265070 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The significant increase in foodborne outbreaks caused by contaminated fresh produce, such as alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, melons, tomatoes and spinach, during the last 30 years stimulated investigation of the mechanisms of persistence of human pathogens on plants. Emerging evidence suggests that Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli, which cause the vast majority of fresh produce outbreaks, are able to adhere to and to form biofilms on plants leading to persistence and resistance to disinfection treatments, which subsequently can cause human infections and major outbreaks. In this review, we present the current knowledge about host, bacterial and environmental factors that affect the attachment to plant tissue and the process of biofilm formation by S. enterica and E. coli, and discuss how biofilm formation assists in persistence of pathogens on the plants. Mechanisms used by S. enterica and E. coli to adhere and persist on abiotic surfaces and mammalian cells are partially similar and also used by plant pathogens and symbionts. For example, amyloid curli fimbriae, part of the extracellular matrix of biofilms, frequently contribute to adherence and are upregulated upon adherence and colonization of plant material. Also the major exopolysaccharide of the biofilm matrix, cellulose, is an adherence factor not only of S. enterica and E. coli, but also of plant symbionts and pathogens. Plants, on the other hand, respond to colonization by enteric pathogens with a variety of defence mechanisms, some of which can effectively inhibit biofilm formation. Consequently, plant compounds might be investigated for promising novel antibiofilm strategies.
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- Sima Yaron
- Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa, 32000, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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Our growing awareness that contaminated plants, fresh fruits and vegetables are responsible for a significant proportion of food poisoning with pathogenic microorganisms indorses the demand to understand the interactions between plants and human pathogens. Today we understand that those pathogens do not merely survive on or within plants, they actively infect plant organisms by suppressing their immune system. Studies on the infection process and disease development used mainly physiological, genetic, and molecular approaches, and image-based analysis provides yet another method for this toolbox. Employed as an observational tool, it bears the potential for objective and high throughput approaches, and together with other methods it will be very likely a part of data fusion approaches in the near future.
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- Marek Schikora
- Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE, Fraunhoferstrasse 20, 53343 Wachtberg, Germany
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- Institute for Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, IFZ, JLU Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Marvasi M, Noel JT, George AS, Farias MA, Jenkins KT, Hochmuth G, Xu Y, Giovanonni JJ, Teplitski M. Ethylene signalling affects susceptibility of tomatoes to Salmonella. Microb Biotechnol 2014; 7:545-55. [PMID: 24888884 PMCID: PMC4265073 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Fresh fruits and vegetables are increasingly recognized as important reservoirs of human pathogens, and therefore, significant attention has been directed recently to understanding mechanisms of the interactions between plants and enterics, like Salmonella. A screen of tomato cultivars for their susceptibility to Salmonella revealed significant differences in the ability of this human pathogen to multiply within fruits; expression of the Salmonella genes (cysB, agfB, fadH) involved in the interactions with tomatoes depended on the tomato genotype and maturity stage. Proliferation of Salmonella was strongly reduced in the tomato mutants with defects in ethylene synthesis, perception and signal transduction. While mutation in the ripening-related ethylene receptor Nr resulted only in a modest reduction in Salmonella numbers within tomatoes, strong inhibition of the Salmonella proliferation was observed in rin and nor tomato mutants. RIN and NOR are regulators of ethylene synthesis and ripening. A commercial tomato variety heterozygous for rin was less susceptible to Salmonella under the greenhouse conditions but not when tested in the field over three production seasons.
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- Massimiliano Marvasi
- Soil and Water Science Department, Genetics Institute, University of Florida-IFAS, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Jayaraman D, Valdés-López O, Kaspar CW, Ané JM. Response of Medicago truncatula seedlings to colonization by Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli O157:H7. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87970. [PMID: 24551073 PMCID: PMC3925098 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Disease outbreaks due to the consumption of legume seedlings contaminated with human enteric bacterial pathogens like Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica are reported every year. Besides contaminations occurring during food processing, pathogens present on the surface or interior of plant tissues are also responsible for such outbreaks. In the present study, surface and internal colonization of Medicago truncatula, a close relative of alfalfa, by Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli O157:H7 were observed even with inoculum levels as low as two bacteria per plant. Furthermore, expression analyses revealed that approximately 30% of Medicago truncatula genes were commonly regulated in response to both of these enteric pathogens. This study highlights that very low inoculum doses trigger responses from the host plant and that both of these human enteric pathogens may in part use similar mechanisms to colonize legume seedlings.
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- Dhileepkumar Jayaraman
- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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