Claim · model-written summary
P. aeruginosa was frequently found on potted ornamental plants and several nonplant surfaces.
- Taxon
- ornamental plantse0
- Interactor
- P. aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosae0pathogen - Outcome
- frequently harbored P. aeruginosae0
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Verbatim
e0“agricultural soils, potted ornamental plants, hoses, fountains, and faucets frequently harbored P. aeruginosa”
Title
Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in agricultural areas*
Milton N. Schroth; John J. Cho; Sylvia K. Green; et al. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2018. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.000758
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation P. aeruginosa was uncommon in semi-arid areas.
- Observation P. aeruginosa was seldom isolated on edible plant parts.
- Observation P. aeruginosa strains varied considerably in their ability to cause plant rot.
- Observation Clinical and environmental P. aeruginosa isolates did not differ in plant rot ability.
- Observation Clinical isolates PA13 and PA14 caused the greatest rot in all tested plants, especially cucumber, lettuce, potato and tomato.
- Observation Clinical and agricultural strains were biochemically and phenotypically similar, supporting plants and soil as natural P. aeruginosa reservoirs.