Chitin mixed in potting soil alters lettuce growth, the survival of zoonotic bacteria on the leaves and associated rhizosphere microbiology.

Chitin mixed in potting soil alters lettuce growth, the survival of zoonotic bacteria on the leaves and associated rhizosphere microbiology.

Chitin is a promising soil amendment for improving soil quality, plant growth and plant resilience. The objectives of this study were twofold. First, to study the effect of chitin mixed in potting soil on lettuce growth and on the survival of two zoonotic bacterial pathogens, Escherichia coli O157:H...

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Main Authors: Jane eDebode, Caroline eDetender, Saman eSoltaninejad, Cinzia eVan Malderghem, Annelies eHaegeman, Inge eVan der Linden, Bart eCottyn, Marc eHeyndrickx, Martine eMaes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Chitin
Lettuce
Salmonella enterica
rhizosphere
Amplicon sequencing
Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00565/full

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