Abstract This study aims to assess how small produce growers handle containers and evaluate the survival of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes on various produce container surfaces commonly used at farmers markets, under storage conditions both at refrigerated and room temperature. In Study I, an anonymous survey was conducted to assess the practices of handling produce containers from 28 vendors at farmers markets in Morgantown, WV and 141 vendors from farmers markets in Kentucky. In Study II, plastic, pressed-card, and wood containers were trimmed (25 cm2) and inoculated with S. typhimurium and Tennessee, and two strains of L. monocytogenes, stored at 3.2 °C (22.19% RH) and 22.5 °C (50.40% RH), respectively, for 21 days and periodically analyzed for microbial populations on XLT-4 (Salmonella) and Modified-Oxford (L. monocytogenes) agars. The survey results showed that plastic, paper, and wood containers are the top three choices for small produce growers to transport and present produce at farmers markets. The pathogens decreased slower (P

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评估农贸市场农产品供应商对容器的处理，并评估在冷藏和室温下塑料、压制卡片和木质容器表面上沙门氏菌和单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌的存活率

摘要 本研究旨在评估小型农产品种植者如何处理容器，并评估在冷藏和室温储存条件下，农贸市场常用的各种农产品容器表面上沙门氏菌和单核细胞增生李斯特菌的存活率。在研究 I 中，进行了一项匿名调查，以评估西弗吉尼亚州摩根敦农贸市场的 28 家供应商和肯塔基州农贸市场的 141 家供应商处理农产品容器的做法。在研究 II 中，塑料、压制卡片和木质容器被修剪 (25 cm2) 并接种鼠伤寒沙门氏菌和田纳西州，以及两种单核细胞增生李斯特菌菌株，储存在 3.2 °C (22.19% RH) 和 22.5 °C (50.40% RH)，分别为 21 天，并定期分析 XLT-4（沙门氏菌）和改良牛津（单核细胞增生李斯特氏菌）琼脂上的微生物种群。调查结果显示，塑料、纸和木质容器是小农产品种植者在农贸市场运输和展示农产品的前三大选择。病原体减少较慢（P