Organically and Conventionally grown Apples are very different

“Escherichia-Shigella — a group of bacteria that includes known pathogens — was found in most of the conventional apple samples, but none from organic apples. For beneficial Lactobacilli — of probiotic fame — the reverse was true.” And there may even be vindication for those who can “taste the difference” in organic produce.

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Birgit Wassermann, Henry Müller, Gabriele Berg. An Apple a Day: Which Bacteria Do We Eat With Organic and Conventional Apples? Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019; 10 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01629

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01629/full

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Tags: Bacteria, conventional, difference, Enterobacteriales, Escherichia-Shigella, food allergies, grow, grown, Health, Lactobacilli, Microbiome, organic, pathogens