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Raw fruits and vegetables have been known to serve as vehicles of human disease for at least a century.In the present study a survey of different hospitals and clinics of Srinagar was done to investigate the cases of food borne diseases in the valley. It was found that Staphylococcus aureus was predominant in banana and grapes, which is known to cause Staphyloccocal food poisoning.
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References
Abdelelnoor,A.M., Batshoun R., Roumani, B.M.1983. The bacterial flora of fruits and vegetables inlebanon and the effect of washing on the bacterial content. Zbl. Bakt., I. Abt. Orig. B. 177: 342-349.
APHA, A WW A, WPCH 1989. standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater 17 edition American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.
De Rover, C. 1998. Microbial safety evaluations and recommendations on fresh produce.Food Control ,9 (6): 321-347. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0956-7135(98)00022-X
Hauschild, A.H.W. 1992. Epidemiology of foodborne botulism.In: Clostridium botulinum : Ecology and control in foods. Eds. Hauschild,A.H.W. and Dodds, K.L.Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York. ISBN 0- 8247-87480-X.
Melick, C.O. 1917. The possibility of typhoid infection through vegetables. J. Infect. Dis.,21: 28-38. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/21.1.28
Pao, S. and Brown, G. E. 1998. Reduction of microorganisms on citrus fruit surfaces during packinghouse procedures. J. Food Prot. 61(7): 903-906. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X-61.7.903
Pixley, C. 1913. Typhoid fever from uncooked vegetables. New York Med. J., 98: 328. Warry, J.K. 1903. Enteric fever spread by water- cress. Lancet, Dec. 12: 1671. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(00)50162-7