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Fig. 6 | Environmental Microbiome

Fig. 6

From: Seasonality, shelf life and storage atmosphere are main drivers of the microbiome and E. coli O157:H7 colonization of post-harvest lettuce cultivated in a major production area in California

Fig. 6

Atmosphere evolution in MAP lettuce bags during storage and effect of CO2 content on EcO157 lettuce colonization (left and right panels, 6 °C and 24 °C, respectively). a and c %CO2 and %O2 after flushing with N2 immediately after inoculation and before sealing the bags, and at mid- and endpoint of sampling. b and d Scatter plots of the difference between Log10-transformed EcO157 population size at mid- and endpoint of storage and that immediately after inoculation for all samples across five experiments. The line for regression of ΔLog10(CFU/g) over %CO2 and descriptive equation, and correlation coefficient are shown for 24 °C samples

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Environmental Microbiome

ISSN: 2524-6372