Advances in Microbial Food Safety

Informationen zum Autor John N. Sofos is Professor of Meat Microbiology at Colorado State University and a well-known authority on meat safety. Zusammenfassung New research! outbreaks of foodborne disease and changes to legislation mean that food microbiology research is constantly evolving. Advances in microbial food safety summarises the key trends in this area for the food industry.

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John N. Sofos is Professor of Meat Microbiology at Colorado State University and a well-known authority on meat safety.

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New research, outbreaks of foodborne disease and changes to legislation mean that food microbiology research is constantly evolving. Advances in microbial food safety summarises the key trends in this area for the food industry.

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Part 1 Understanding and modelling pathogen behaviour: Advances in genomics and proteomics; Advances in single cell approaches; Second generation PCR and DNA microarrays; Antimicrobial resistance; Microbial modelling; Next generation modelling of pathogen survival and death. Part 2 Pathogen surveillance, detection and identification: New approaches in microbial pathogen detection; Estimating the global burden of foodborne disease; Separation and concentration of microorganisms; Tracking of pathogens in livestock; Biotracing. Part 3 Food preservation techniques: Ensuring safety in dry processing; Bacteriophages; MAP; Organic acids. Part 4 Food safety management: Personal hygiene and human behaviour; Expanding the use of HACCP; Pathogen control in livestock preharvest; Antibiotic resistance development; Emerging parasites in food; Interview with a food safety expert. Part 5 Pathogen updates: Salmonella; Listeria monocytogenes; Bacillus; Vibrio; Clostridium difficile; Helminth infections.