Functional Metagenomics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Interactions with Spinach Indigenous Microorganisms during Biofilm Formation

Michelle Q. Carter; Kai Xue; Maria T. Brandl; Feifei Liu; Liyou Wu; Jacqueline W. Louie; Robert E. Mandrell; Jizhong Zhou

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0044186

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Functional Metagenomics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Interactions with Spinach Indigenous Microorganisms during Biofilm Formation

Michelle Q. Carter ,

* E-mail: michelle.carter@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America
⨯
Kai Xue,

Affiliation Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
⨯
Maria T. Brandl,

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America
⨯
Feifei Liu,

Affiliation Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
⨯
Liyou Wu,

Affiliation Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
⨯
Jacqueline W. Louie,

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America
⨯
Robert E. Mandrell,

Affiliation Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, United States of America
⨯
Jizhong Zhou

Affiliations Institute for Environmental Genomics, Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, United States of America
⨯

Functional Metagenomics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Interactions with Spinach Indigenous Microorganisms during Biofilm Formation

Michelle Q. Carter,
Kai Xue,
Maria T. Brandl,
Feifei Liu,
Liyou Wu,
Jacqueline W. Louie,
Robert E. Mandrell,
Jizhong Zhou

Published: September 5, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0044186

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Bacterial biofilms
Is the Subject Area "Bacterial biofilms" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Spinach
Is the Subject Area "Spinach" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Actinobacteria
Is the Subject Area "Actinobacteria" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
DNA probes
Is the Subject Area "DNA probes" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Biofilms
Is the Subject Area "Biofilms" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Fungal genetics
Is the Subject Area "Fungal genetics" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Phylogenetics
Is the Subject Area "Phylogenetics" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Nitrates
Is the Subject Area "Nitrates" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.