Bacterial diversity of cantaloupes and soil from Arizona and California commercial fields at the point of harvest

• Madison Goforth,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America

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• Victoria Obergh,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America

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• Richard Park,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America

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• Martin Porchas,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

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• Paul Brierley,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

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• Tom Turni,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America, Produce Safety and Microbiology, Agricultural Research Services, USDA, Albany, California, United States of America

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• Bhimanagouda Patil,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America, USDA, Center of Excellence, Melons, Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

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• Sadhana Ravishankar,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America

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• Steven Huynh,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, University of Arizona, Yuma, Arizona, United States of America

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• Craig T. Parker,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, University of Arizona, Yuma, Arizona, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7719-8882

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• Kerry K. Cooper

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kcooper@arizona.edu

  Affiliations School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno, California, United States of America, BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4541-1324

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