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Golden Kiwifruit [growing in an orchard] Geof Wilson https://flic.kr/p/acMdBE CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
CN: Survey of microbial contamination and characterization of Escherichia coli in kiwifruit orchards in Shaanxi, China, 2013

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease: The aim of the study was to survey three foodborne pathogens in kiwifruit orchards as a continuous monitoring program. A total of 193 samples were collected from 11 kiwifruit orchards in Shaanxi province in October 2013. Among the 193 samples, 68 Escherichia coli isolates were recovered, while no Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella was recovered.

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