Attachment of Salmonella strains to a plant cell wall model is modulated by surface characteristics and not by specific carbohydrate interactions

Background: Processing of fresh produce exposes cut surfaces of plant cell walls that then become vulnerable to human foodborne pathogen attachment and contamination, particularly by Salmonella enterica. Plant cell walls are mainly composed of the polysaccharides cellulose, pectin and hemicelluloses...

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Main Authors: Tan, M., Moore, S., Tabor, R., Fegan, N., Rahman, S., Dykes, Gary
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50353