Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, 1109 Experiment St., Griffin, GA 30023-1797, USA.
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2010 Apr;21(2):125-30. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2010.01.006. Epub 2010 Feb 9.
The recent recognition of fresh fruits and vegetables as major vehicles of foodborne illness has led to increased research on mechanisms by which enteric pathogens contaminate and persist on and in this non-host environment. Interactions between foodborne pathogens and plants as well among the naturally occurring microbial communities contribute to endophytic and epiphytic colonization. Scientific findings are just beginning to elucidate the mechanisms that contribute to colonization of produce. This review addresses current knowledge as well as future research needed to increase our understanding of the microbial ecology of enteric pathogens on fruits and vegetables.
最近，人们认识到新鲜水果和蔬菜是食源性疾病的主要载体，这促使人们加大了对肠道病原体污染和在这种非宿主环境中存活的机制的研究力度。食源性病原体与植物之间以及自然存在的微生物群落之间的相互作用导致了内生生和附生定植。科学研究结果刚刚开始阐明有助于农产品定植的机制。本综述讨论了当前的知识以及未来需要研究的问题，以增加我们对肠道病原体在水果和蔬菜上的微生物生态学的理解。
