Do you eat onions??

[dramamama]

Ya, AnD, it was that study...and the last line is scary!!

<b>This study revealed that multiple B. cepacia complex species colonize the onion rhizosphere and have the potential to cause sour skin rot disease of onion. In addition, the onion rhizosphere is a natural habitat and a potential environmental source of B. cenocepacia.</b>

So, cepacia species colonize all around the onion.....and have ptential to cause rot??? Doesn't that mean it is always there??? So while the onion may not be rotting it is still a source of cepacia???

 

[dramamama]

Ya, AnD, it was that study...and the last line is scary!!

<b>This study revealed that multiple B. cepacia complex species colonize the onion rhizosphere and have the potential to cause sour skin rot disease of onion. In addition, the onion rhizosphere is a natural habitat and a potential environmental source of B. cenocepacia.</b>

So, cepacia species colonize all around the onion.....and have ptential to cause rot??? Doesn't that mean it is always there??? So while the onion may not be rotting it is still a source of cepacia???

 

[dramamama]

Ya, AnD, it was that study...and the last line is scary!!

<b>This study revealed that multiple B. cepacia complex species colonize the onion rhizosphere and have the potential to cause sour skin rot disease of onion. In addition, the onion rhizosphere is a natural habitat and a potential environmental source of B. cenocepacia.</b>

So, cepacia species colonize all around the onion.....and have ptential to cause rot??? Doesn't that mean it is always there??? So while the onion may not be rotting it is still a source of cepacia???

 

[dramamama]

Ya, AnD, it was that study...and the last line is scary!!

<b>This study revealed that multiple B. cepacia complex species colonize the onion rhizosphere and have the potential to cause sour skin rot disease of onion. In addition, the onion rhizosphere is a natural habitat and a potential environmental source of B. cenocepacia.</b>

So, cepacia species colonize all around the onion.....and have ptential to cause rot??? Doesn't that mean it is always there??? So while the onion may not be rotting it is still a source of cepacia???

 

[dramamama]

Ya, AnD, it was that study...and the last line is scary!!
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<br /><b>This study revealed that multiple B. cepacia complex species colonize the onion rhizosphere and have the potential to cause sour skin rot disease of onion. In addition, the onion rhizosphere is a natural habitat and a potential environmental source of B. cenocepacia.</b>
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<br />So, cepacia species colonize all around the onion.....and have ptential to cause rot??? Doesn't that mean it is always there??? So while the onion may not be rotting it is still a source of cepacia???

 

[AnD]

Here's something interesting, not that I fully grasp the implications of it, and it's from 1998, so I don't know if anything new has been determined since it was written:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no2/holmesg.htm#fig1">Experiment with onions and B. cepacia strains, including from a cf patient</a>


Putting your last statement with this link, Mandy, er...I'm going to miss my raw onions...and wear my mask while I am peeling them. I saw somewhere the temps that B.cepacia can't live, but I'm having trouble finding it again. I'll post when I do.

 

[AnD]

Here's something interesting, not that I fully grasp the implications of it, and it's from 1998, so I don't know if anything new has been determined since it was written:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no2/holmesg.htm#fig1">Experiment with onions and B. cepacia strains, including from a cf patient</a>


Putting your last statement with this link, Mandy, er...I'm going to miss my raw onions...and wear my mask while I am peeling them. I saw somewhere the temps that B.cepacia can't live, but I'm having trouble finding it again. I'll post when I do.

 

[AnD]

Here's something interesting, not that I fully grasp the implications of it, and it's from 1998, so I don't know if anything new has been determined since it was written:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no2/holmesg.htm#fig1">Experiment with onions and B. cepacia strains, including from a cf patient</a>


Putting your last statement with this link, Mandy, er...I'm going to miss my raw onions...and wear my mask while I am peeling them. I saw somewhere the temps that B.cepacia can't live, but I'm having trouble finding it again. I'll post when I do.

 

[AnD]

Here's something interesting, not that I fully grasp the implications of it, and it's from 1998, so I don't know if anything new has been determined since it was written:

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no2/holmesg.htm#fig1">Experiment with onions and B. cepacia strains, including from a cf patient</a>


Putting your last statement with this link, Mandy, er...I'm going to miss my raw onions...and wear my mask while I am peeling them. I saw somewhere the temps that B.cepacia can't live, but I'm having trouble finding it again. I'll post when I do.

 

[AnD]

Here's something interesting, not that I fully grasp the implications of it, and it's from 1998, so I don't know if anything new has been determined since it was written:
<br />
<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol4no2/holmesg.htm#fig1">Experiment with onions and B. cepacia strains, including from a cf patient</a>
<br />
<br />
<br />Putting your last statement with this link, Mandy, er...I'm going to miss my raw onions...and wear my mask while I am peeling them. I saw somewhere the temps that B.cepacia can't live, but I'm having trouble finding it again. I'll post when I do.

 

[AnD]

From: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://apsnet.org/education/feature/BurkholderiaCepacia/sourskin.html
">http://apsnet.org/education/fe...Cepacia/sourskin.html
</a>

(Italics mine)
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>P. cepacia is obligately aerobic. The optimum growth temperature is 30 - 35°C <i>{90-95F}. </i>No growth occurs at 4°C <i>{39.2F}, </i>and most strains grow at 41°C <i>{105.8F}. </i>Denitrification is negative while nitrate is reduced to nitrite. It is oxidase positive and arginine dihydrolase negative and can liquefy gelatin.</end quote></div>

So...is it possible to kill the B. cepacia by putting an onion in the 'fridge/freezer overnight, or does it just not reproduce at those temps? Help! I need a scientist, lol.

 

[AnD]

From: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://apsnet.org/education/feature/BurkholderiaCepacia/sourskin.html
">http://apsnet.org/education/fe...Cepacia/sourskin.html
</a>

(Italics mine)
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>P. cepacia is obligately aerobic. The optimum growth temperature is 30 - 35°C <i>{90-95F}. </i>No growth occurs at 4°C <i>{39.2F}, </i>and most strains grow at 41°C <i>{105.8F}. </i>Denitrification is negative while nitrate is reduced to nitrite. It is oxidase positive and arginine dihydrolase negative and can liquefy gelatin.</end quote></div>

So...is it possible to kill the B. cepacia by putting an onion in the 'fridge/freezer overnight, or does it just not reproduce at those temps? Help! I need a scientist, lol.

 

[AnD]

From: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://apsnet.org/education/feature/BurkholderiaCepacia/sourskin.html
">http://apsnet.org/education/fe...Cepacia/sourskin.html
</a>

(Italics mine)
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>P. cepacia is obligately aerobic. The optimum growth temperature is 30 - 35°C <i>{90-95F}. </i>No growth occurs at 4°C <i>{39.2F}, </i>and most strains grow at 41°C <i>{105.8F}. </i>Denitrification is negative while nitrate is reduced to nitrite. It is oxidase positive and arginine dihydrolase negative and can liquefy gelatin.</end quote></div>

So...is it possible to kill the B. cepacia by putting an onion in the 'fridge/freezer overnight, or does it just not reproduce at those temps? Help! I need a scientist, lol.

 

[AnD]

From: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://apsnet.org/education/feature/BurkholderiaCepacia/sourskin.html
">http://apsnet.org/education/fe...Cepacia/sourskin.html
</a>

(Italics mine)
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>P. cepacia is obligately aerobic. The optimum growth temperature is 30 - 35°C <i>{90-95F}. </i>No growth occurs at 4°C <i>{39.2F}, </i>and most strains grow at 41°C <i>{105.8F}. </i>Denitrification is negative while nitrate is reduced to nitrite. It is oxidase positive and arginine dihydrolase negative and can liquefy gelatin.</end quote>

So...is it possible to kill the B. cepacia by putting an onion in the 'fridge/freezer overnight, or does it just not reproduce at those temps? Help! I need a scientist, lol.

 

[AnD]

From: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://apsnet.org/education/feature/BurkholderiaCepacia/sourskin.html
">http://apsnet.org/education/fe...Cepacia/sourskin.html
</a><br />
<br />
<br />(Italics mine)
<br /><div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>P. cepacia is obligately aerobic. The optimum growth temperature is 30 - 35°C <i>{90-95F}. </i>No growth occurs at 4°C <i>{39.2F}, </i>and most strains grow at 41°C <i>{105.8F}. </i>Denitrification is negative while nitrate is reduced to nitrite. It is oxidase positive and arginine dihydrolase negative and can liquefy gelatin.</end quote>
<br />
<br />So...is it possible to kill the B. cepacia by putting an onion in the 'fridge/freezer overnight, or does it just not reproduce at those temps? Help! I need a scientist, lol.
<br />
<br />

 

[Emily65Roses]

I love onions, I put them in most things I eat. I just don't use the fuzzy, soft or nasty ones. Unfortunately, because I still live at home and I'm the only one that cooks with them, I'm the one who throws them away when they're rotting. But when I get a place with Mike, I'll be requesting that he throw them out if I find rotten ones. I will not stop eating them, though.

 

[Emily65Roses]

I love onions, I put them in most things I eat. I just don't use the fuzzy, soft or nasty ones. Unfortunately, because I still live at home and I'm the only one that cooks with them, I'm the one who throws them away when they're rotting. But when I get a place with Mike, I'll be requesting that he throw them out if I find rotten ones. I will not stop eating them, though.

 

[Emily65Roses]

I love onions, I put them in most things I eat. I just don't use the fuzzy, soft or nasty ones. Unfortunately, because I still live at home and I'm the only one that cooks with them, I'm the one who throws them away when they're rotting. But when I get a place with Mike, I'll be requesting that he throw them out if I find rotten ones. I will not stop eating them, though.

 

[Emily65Roses]

I love onions, I put them in most things I eat. I just don't use the fuzzy, soft or nasty ones. Unfortunately, because I still live at home and I'm the only one that cooks with them, I'm the one who throws them away when they're rotting. But when I get a place with Mike, I'll be requesting that he throw them out if I find rotten ones. I will not stop eating them, though.

 

[Emily65Roses]

I love onions, I put them in most things I eat. I just don't use the fuzzy, soft or nasty ones. Unfortunately, because I still live at home and I'm the only one that cooks with them, I'm the one who throws them away when they're rotting. But when I get a place with Mike, I'll be requesting that he throw them out if I find rotten ones. I will not stop eating them, though.