Microbial analysis of cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) produced with tap or treated waste water

A. S. Mothershaw; Z. A. Kharousi; M. Mumtaz Khan; Y. A. Al-Mahruki; F. A.A. Al Said

doi:10.1111/aab.12054

Microbial analysis of cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) produced with tap or treated waste water

A. S. Mothershaw^*, Z. A. Kharousi, M. Mumtaz Khan, Y. A. Al-Mahruki, F. A.A. Al Said

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Sultan Qaboos University

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There is increasing evidence for a significant role of fruits and vegetables in infectious diseases in humans. Their consumption is increasing and environmental factors such as water availability are impacting their production. In this study, adding fertiliser to tap water (TW) increased the microbial load above that found in treated waste water (TWW); coliforms were also introduced. Low numbers of Bacillus spp. were recovered from inside some healthy cucumber fruits. No visible differences were observed between cucumber plants irrigated with TWW or TW or cucumbers with and without endophytic Bacillus spp. This is noteworthy when considering the use of TWW for crop irrigation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	281-287
Number of pages	7
Journal	Annals of Applied Biology
Volume	163
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12054
Publication status	Published - Sept 2013

Keywords

Coliforms
cucumbers
endophytic bacteria
irrigation water
microbial fruit invasion
treated waste water use
water contamination

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Agronomy and Crop Science

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