Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04261, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Haney, Cara (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : "Sprouts" are newly germinated seeds that are consumed raw or cooked. Despite nutritional benefits, sprouts_x000D_
can harbour human pathogens including Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Listeria. To meet health and safety_x000D_
regulations, sprout growers must sanitize their seeds and carefully control growth conditions and continually_x000D_
test their seeds and products for human pathogens._x000D_
This partnership is between Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd., a Canadian sprout growing in Courtenay, BC,_x000D_
and the Haney Lab at UBC. Eatmore Sprouts would like to know if the presence of beneficial microbes on their_x000D_
sprouts, either derived from seeds, or introduced during production, can protect their products from human_x000D_
pathogens. Plants normally associate with a complex community of microbes (their "microbiome") that assist_x000D_
them with nutrient uptake from the soil and protect them from plant pathogens. Plants acquire their_x000D_
microbiome from both the seed (inherited from their parent) and from the soil. It is possible that removing_x000D_
these microbes may leave sprouts vulnerable to colonization by poorly adapted human pathogens._x000D_
Eatmore sprouts using an organic sanitation method that may have a lower impact on endogenous microbes_x000D_
and be more compatible with introducing beneficial microbes post sanitation than traditional chlorine-based_x000D_
methods. This project aims to determine whether Eatmore Sprout's seed sanitation and traditional sanitation_x000D_
can leave sprouts vulnerable to non-adapted human pathogens. Additionally, we plan to test whether_x000D_
introducing microbes post sanitation can help protect from a pathogen outbreak. Collectively this work will_x000D_
help inform Eatmore Sprouts about best practices to further minimize the risk of contamination by human_x000D_
pathogens., program purpose french : "Sprouts" are newly germinated seeds that are consumed raw or cooked. Despite nutritional benefits, sprouts_x000D_
can harbour human pathogens including Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Listeria. To meet health and safety_x000D_
regulations, sprout growers must sanitize their seeds and carefully control growth conditions and continually_x000D_
test their seeds and products for human pathogens._x000D_
This partnership is between Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd., a Canadian sprout growing in Courtenay, BC,_x000D_
and the Haney Lab at UBC. Eatmore Sprouts would like to know if the presence of beneficial microbes on their_x000D_
sprouts, either derived from seeds, or introduced during production, can protect their products from human_x000D_
pathogens. Plants normally associate with a complex community of microbes (their "microbiome") that assist_x000D_
them with nutrient uptake from the soil and protect them from plant pathogens. Plants acquire their_x000D_
microbiome from both the seed (inherited from their parent) and from the soil. It is possible that removing_x000D_
these microbes may leave sprouts vulnerable to colonization by poorly adapted human pathogens._x000D_
Eatmore sprouts using an organic sanitation method that may have a lower impact on endogenous microbes_x000D_
and be more compatible with introducing beneficial microbes post sanitation than traditional chlorine-based_x000D_
methods. This project aims to determine whether Eatmore Sprout's seed sanitation and traditional sanitation_x000D_
can leave sprouts vulnerable to non-adapted human pathogens. Additionally, we plan to test whether_x000D_
introducing microbes post sanitation can help protect from a pathogen outbreak. Collectively this work will_x000D_
help inform Eatmore Sprouts about best practices to further minimize the risk of contamination by human_x000D_
pathogens., agreement title english : Plant-associated microbes to protect sprouts from human pathogens, agreement title french : Plant-associated microbes to protect sprouts from human pathogens, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada