Aspergillus flavus is a diverse assemblage of strains that include aflatoxin-producing and non-toxigenic strains with cosmopolitan distribution. The most promising strategy currently being used to reduce preharvest contamination of crops with aflatoxin is to introduce non-aflatoxin (biocontrol) A. flavus into the crop environment. Whether or not introduction of biocontrol strains into agricultu...

Outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections have been linked increasingly to leafy greens, particularly to lettuce. We present here the first evidence that this enteric pathogen can multiply on the leaves of romaine lettuce plants. The increases in population size of E. coli O157:H7 in the phyllosphere of young lettuce plants ranged from 16- to 100-fold under conditions of warm temperature...

‘Huangguan’ pear (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd. cv. Huangguan) is a widely planted cultivar in China. However, it susceptible to core browning after harvest. In this study, aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) was applied at 200 mg L?1 one and two weeks prior harvest, its effects on fruit quality, ripening were investigated during storage ambient temperature (25 ± 1 °C). The results showed that there hig...

Foodborne zoonoses are the most neglected discipline due to a lack of awareness potential health hazards, standardized detection methods, and identification infectious host reservoirs. Food is major carriage vehicle for transmission zoonotic pathogens many outbreaks globally. Resilient surveillance holistic intervention effective mitigation strategies at both preharvest (bacteriophages, probiot...