The continuous rise in the number of outbreaks of foodborne illness linked to fresh fruit and vegetables challenges the notion that enteric pathogens are defined mostly by their ability to colonize the intestinal habitat. This review describes the epidemiology of produce-associated outbreaks of foodborne disease and presents recently acquired knowledge about the behavior of enteric pathogens on plants, with an emphasis on Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes. The growth and survival of enteric pathogens on plants are discussed in the light of knowledge and concepts in plant microbial ecology, including epiphytic fitness, the physicochemical nature of plant surfaces, biofilm formation, and microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions. Information regarding the various stresses that affect the survival of enteric pathogens and the molecular events that underlie their interactions in the plant environment provides a good foundation for assessing their role in the infectious dose of the pathogens when contaminated fresh produce is the vehicle of illness.

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人类肠道病原体在植物上的适应性及其对食品安全的影响。

与新鲜水果和蔬菜有关的食源性疾病暴发数量的不断增加，挑战了这样一种观念，即肠道病原体主要由其在肠道生境中的定殖能力决定。这篇综述描述了与食品相关的食源性疾病暴发的流行病学，并介绍了最近获得的关于肠道病原体在植物上的行为的知识，重点是肠沙门氏菌，大肠杆菌O157：H7和单核细胞增生李斯特菌。根据植物微生物生态学的知识和概念（包括附生适应性，植物表面的理化性质，生物膜形成以及微生物与微生物以及植物与微生物的相互作用），讨论了肠道病原体在植物上的生长和存活。