Role of Soil, Crop Debris, and a Plant Pathogen in Salmonella enterica Contamination of Tomato Plants

Jeri D. Barak; Anita S. Liang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001657

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Role of Soil, Crop Debris, and a Plant Pathogen in Salmonella enterica Contamination of Tomato Plants

Jeri D. Barak ,

*E-mail: jbarak@pw.usda.gov

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center (WRRC), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Albany, California, United States of America
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Anita S. Liang

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center (WRRC), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Albany, California, United States of America
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Role of Soil, Crop Debris, and a Plant Pathogen in Salmonella enterica Contamination of Tomato Plants

Jeri D. Barak,
Anita S. Liang

Published: February 27, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001657

About the Authors

Jeri D. Barak

*E-mail: jbarak@pw.usda.gov

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center (WRRC), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Albany, California, United States of America

Anita S. Liang

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JB. Performed the experiments: AL. Analyzed the data: JB. Wrote the paper: JB.

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