Effect of Washing, Waxing and Low-Temperature Storage on the Postharvest Microbiome of Apple.

摘要: There is growing recognition of the role that microbiome plays in health and physiology many plant species. However, considerably less research has been conducted on postharvest produce impact processing may have its composition. Here, amplicon sequencing was used to study effect washing, waxing, low-temperature storage at 2 °C for six months bacterial fungal communities apple calyx-end, stem-end, peel tissues. The results present work reveal tissue-type main factor defining diversity community composition fruit. Both treatments low temperature had a strong these tissue types. Distinct spatial temporal changes microbiota were observed response various management practices. greatest attributed sanitation practices with major differences among unwashed, washed washed-waxed apples. magnitude differences, however, tissue-specific, occurring Temporally, largest shift occurred during first two storage, although fungi more affected by time than bacteria. In general, bacteria impacted equally practices, especially epiphytic microflora This provides foundation understanding potential subsequent effects disease food safety.