[Taxacom] E. coli contamination of food plants

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Hi Ken,
When we were in Africa, we used to soak the lettuce leaves in potassium 
permanganate, then wash off the K.permanganate with water that had been boiled 
or was "clean".  We had no problems.
Robin



Quoting Ken Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com>:

> Dear All,
>      Perhaps a botanist on the list could clarify something for me.  Washing
> 
> contaminated leafy greens doesn't help much if the toxic E. coli has been 
> actually absorbed into the tissues.  What food plants (other than leafy 
> greens) could potentially present the same problem?  Could underground 
> tubers, like potatoes and radishes be just as vulnerable to such internal 
> contamination?  On the other hand, would fruits on trees be relatively 
> immune to such contamination of their internal tissues?
>    -----Thanks,
>            Ken Kinman
> 
> 
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