Joint project
Aufnahme von Escherichia coli und Salmonella enterica in Kulturpflanzen
Funder: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Period: 2019-2022
Detailed description:
The aim of the plantinfect-2 project is to examine whether the current laws regulating the fertilizer use guarantee the best possible consumer protection. We will clarify the mechanisms of plant colonization by human pathogenic bacteria (HPB) and plant defense on the basis of new results and findings. This project will provide new insights into the interactions between plants, pathogenic bacteria and soil microbiota and the response of plants to biotic stress. On the basis of the gained knowledge, it will be possible to identify strategies to prevent human infections with HPB, in order to significantly improve safety of raw plant-originated food. The focus of the plantinfect-2 project is to elucidate interactions between plant colonization by pathogens, plant variety, soil microbiota (including antibiotic-resistant bacteria), soil type and environmental conditions.
The aim of the plantinfect-2 project is to examine whether the current laws regulating the fertilizer use guarantee the best possible consumer protection. We will clarify the mechanisms of plant colonization by human pathogenic bacteria (HPB) and plant defense on the basis of new results and findings. This project will provide new insights into the interactions between plants, pathogenic bacteria and soil microbiota and the response of plants to biotic stress. On the basis of the gained knowledge, it will be possible to identify strategies to prevent human infections with HPB, in order to significantly improve safety of raw plant-originated food. The focus of the plantinfect-2 project is to elucidate interactions between plant colonization by pathogens, plant variety, soil microbiota (including antibiotic-resistant bacteria), soil type and environmental conditions.
Coordinating organisation / Consortium Leader
- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops
Cooperation partners with funding
- Osnabrück University
- University of Giessen
- University of Hohenheim
