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Biological control of postharvest decays of apple can prevent growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in apple wounds.

Janisiewicz, W. J.; Conway, W. S.; Leverentz, B.;

Journal of Food Protection Year: 1999 Vol: 62 Issue: 12 Pages: 1372-1375 Ref: 29 ref.

1999

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Biological control of postharvest decays of apple can prevent growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in apple wounds.

Fresh cells of the antagonist Pseudomonas syringae at 2.4x108 CFU/ml inoculated into wounds of 'Golden Delicious' apple prevented Escherichia coli O157:H7 (concentrations ranging from 2.4x105 to 2.4x107 CFU/ml) from growing in the wounds. This occurred when the two microorganisms were co-inoculated or inoculation with E. coli O157:H7 was conducted 1 or 2 days after inoculation with the antagonist. In similar tests, application of the commercial formulation of this antagonist prevented the growth of E. coli O157:H7 in wounds when inoculated 1 or 2 days after application of the antagonist. Populations of E. coli O157:H7 in wounds treated with water (control) before inoculation with this pathogen increased approximately 2 log units during the first 48 h after inoculation. These results indicate that biocontrol agents developed for controlling storage decays of fruits may have the additional benefit of preventing the growth of foodborne pathogens in freshly wounded tissue of intact and fresh-cut fru

its.