Promotion of healthier lifestyles has led to an increase in consumption of fresh produce.
Such foodstuffs may expose consumers to increased risk of foodborne disease, as often they …

Recent studies addressing the internalization of fresh produce by foodborne pathogens
arose in response to the growing number of recent and high profile outbreaks involving fresh …

Understanding of soil processes is essential for addressing the global issues of food
security, disease transmission and climate change. However, techniques for observing soil …

Biochar has been proposed as a soil amendment in agricultural applications due to its
advantageous adsorptive properties, high porosity, and low cost. These properties allow …

Low-cost disinfection methods to allow safe use of recycled wastewater for irrigation can
have important beneficial implications in the developing world. This study aims to assess the …

Background Quantification of acquisition routes of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) is
pivotal for understanding transmission dynamics and designing cost-effective interventions …

A field trial in Salinas Valley, California, was conducted during July 2011 to quantify the
microbial load that transfers from wildlife feces onto nearby lettuce during foliar irrigation …

Cover crops are plants seeded before or after cash crops to improve soil health, reduce
weed pressure, and prevent erosion. Cover crops also produce various antimicrobial …

The long-term survival of enteric pathogens on butterhead lettuce seeds, and their
subsequent survival and growth on seedlings were investigated. Lettuce seeds were …

Pathogenic Escherichia coli strains are responsible for food-borne disease outbreaks upon
consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits. The aim of this study was to establish the …