date:Apr 01, 2017
arket and isolated Listeria monocytogenes bacteria that was closely related, genetically, to isolates taken from ill persons.
In the study, Dr. Amanda Deering, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Food Science, showed that the bacteria can live within lettuce in every state of the plant growth process. The pathogenic bacteria can get into the plant through cracked seed coats, small tears in the root during germination, and damaged plant tissue. In fact, exposing the lettuce to bact