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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1990 December; 56(12): 3851-3854

Microflora of partially processed lettuce.

Western Regional Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, California 94710.

ABSTRACT

Bacteria, yeasts, and molds isolated from partially processed iceberg lettuce were taxonomically classified. The majority of bacterial isolates were gram-negative rods. Pseudomonas, Erwinia, and Serratia species were commonly found. Yeasts most frequently isolated from lettuce included members of the genera Candida, Cryptococcus, Pichia, Torulaspora, and Trichosporon. Comparatively few molds were isolated; members of the genera Rhizopus, Cladosporium, Phoma, Aspergillus, and Penicillium were identified.

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