Lettuce fortification through vitamin B-producing bacteria - proof of concept study.

Background: Vitamin B (cobalamin) can be produced de novo only by certain bacteria and archaea. It plays a crucial role in the health of animals and humans, which obtain it only through diet, mainly from animal products. This study aimed to identify endophytic bacterial strains capable of synthesizing vitamin B and enriching edible plants with it as a potential solution for vitamin B deficiency in vegetarians, vegans, and people with poor diets.

associated with symptoms of dry lenticel rot, an emerging postharvest disease on apples in Italy.

Ramularia mali Videira & Crous is an emerging postharvest pathogen on apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) in Italy and other apple producing countries (Prencipe et al. 2023).