Microbial Food Contamination, Second Edition

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ISBN: 9780849390760 | 0849390761
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/8/2007

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A comprehensive evaluation of the microbiology, biochemistry, detection, risk, and threat of foodborne illness in today's global market, Microbial Food Contamination, Second Edition- Considers new emerging foodborne human diseases, Introduces new insights into the pathogenic effect of E. coli, viral diseases, and protozoan parasites, Examines prions and other zoonotic diseases including transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, Discusses mycotoxins and aflatoxins, particularly the carcinogenicity of aflatoxin B1.

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Preface: Food-A Necessity and a Threat	p. xi
Editor	p. xvii
Contributors	p. xix
Instances and Nature of Microbial Food Contamination
PulseNet and Emerging Foodborne Diseases	p. 3
Pathogenic Mechanisms of the Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli-Some New Insights	p. 31
Viruses and Protozoan Parasites in Food	p. 55
Prions in the Food Chain	p. 65
Toxicity of Fumonisins, Mycotoxins from Fusarium verticillioides	p. 107
Molecular and Biochemical Mechanisms of Action of Acute Toxicity and Carcinogenicity Induced by Aflatoxin B1, and of the Chemoprevention of Liver Cancer	p. 127
Detecting and Monitoring Microbial Food Contamination
Rapid Methods for Detecting Microbial Contaminants in Foods: Past, Present, and Future	p. 149
Rapid Electrochemical Biosensors for the Identification and Quantification of Bacteria	p. 187
Applications of the Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection, Identification, and Typing of Food-Borne Microorganisms	p. 213
Advances in Prion Detection	p. 255
Control of Microbial Food Contamination
Kosher and Halal Food Laws and Potential Implications for Food Safety	p. 285
Control of Foodborne Pathogens and Spoilage Microorganisms by Naturally Occurring Antimicrobials	p. 319
Intervention Technologies for Food Safety and Preservation	p. 347
Genetic and Biochemical Control of Aflatoxigenic Fungi	p. 395
Microbial Food Contamination and International Trade
Mad Cow Disease and International Trade	p. 429
Use of Risk Assessment as a Tool for Evaluating Microbial Food Contaminants	p. 463
Zoonotic Diseases Risk Assessment and Mitigation	p. 471
Codex Alimentarius: What It Is and Why It is Important	p. 495
The International Food Safety Authorities Network	p. 525
Bioterrorism and Microbial Food Contamination
Biological Contamination of Food	p. 541
Index	p. 591
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