Foodborne illness resulting from the consumption of contaminated fresh produce is a
common phenomenon and has severe effects on human health together with severe …

Increased consumption, larger scale production and more efficient distribution of fresh
produce over the past two decades have contributed to an increase in the number of illness …

Disease outbreaks caused by the ingestion of contaminated vegetables and fruits pose a
significant problem to human health. The sources of contamination of these food products at …

Produce-related outbreaks have been traced back to the preharvest environment. A
longitudinal study was conducted on five farms in New York State to characterize the …

Manure inputs into soil strongly affect soil microbial communities leading to shifts in
microbial diversity and activity. It is still not clear whether these effects are caused mainly by …

The ecological succession of microbes during cadaver decomposition has garnered interest
in both basic and applied research contexts (eg community assembly and dynamics; …

Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great
amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific …

Identification of management practices associated with preharvest pathogen contamination
of produce fields is crucial to the development of effective Good Agricultural Practices …

Ensiling is one of the best known method to preserve fodder. The forage before ensiling
intended for silages usually contains a low number of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), so it is …

The availability of knowledge of the route of infection and critical plant and microbe factors
influencing the colonization efficiency of plants by human pathogenic bacteria is essential …