Highlights•Aeromonas is an ubiquitous hydrotelluric bacterium.•Aeromonas is at the
interface between humans, animals and the environment.•Aeromonas can be responsible …

Water is vital to agriculture. It is essential that the water used for the production of fresh
produce commodities be safe. Microbial pathogens are able to survive for extended periods …

Contaminated irrigation water is among many potential vehicles of human pathogens to food
plants, constituting significant public health risks especially for the fresh produce category …

Abstract The Negombo Lagoon is a coastal lagoon influenced by local communities that
introduce waste into its ecosystem. This study examined seven sewage entry points, out of …

Surface water ecosystems are intimately intertwined with anthropogenic activities and have
significant public health implications as primary sources of irrigation water in agricultural …

Water quality parameters influence the abundance of pathogenic bacteria. The genera
Aeromonas, Arcobacter, Klebsiella, and Mycobacterium are among the representative …

Irrigation water sources have been shown to harbor foodborne pathogens and could
contribute to the outbreak of foodborne illness related to consumption of contaminated …

Reduced availability of agricultural water has spurred increased interest in using recycled
irrigation water for US food crop production. However, there are significant knowledge gaps …

High demand for food and water encourages the exploration of new water reuse programs,
including treated municipal wastewater usage. However, these sources could contain high …

Water reuse, the beneficial use of highly treated municipal wastewater (reclaimed water), is
expanding throughout the United States (US); however, there are currently no federal …