Resumen de Incidencia de patógenos potenciales (Salmonella, E. coli) y oportunistas (Pseudomonas) en vegetales frescos

B. González Pérez-Venero, M. J. León, D. Fernández, E. Moreno Maté

• The use of excremens as fertilizer and sewage to water vegetables, causes frequently outbreak of several diseases.

  Due to the potential pathogenic activity of E. coli and Salmonella, their significance has been investigated in 65 samples of fresh lettuce ready to be sold.

  The results showed that E.coli was present at 12.30% of samples and Salmonella at 7.69%. Pseudomonas was also detected in the 41.53% of samples.