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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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Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
Part I: Expert interview with Dr R. Bruce Tompkin
Chapter 1: Interview with a food safety expert: Dr R. Bruce Tompkin
Abstract:
1.1 Food safety: past and current
1.2 Food safety management systems
1.3 Future efforts to further control food safety concerns
Part II: Pathogen updates
Chapter 2: Pathogen update: Salmonella
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Incidence and burden of human salmonellosis
2.3 Epidemiology and disease transmission in humans
2.4 Classification and subtypes
2.5 Tracing the sources of human salmonellosis - source attribution
2.6 Discussion on sources of human salmonellosis
Chapter 3: Pathogen update: Listeria monocytogenes
Abstract:
3.1 The genus Listeria, L. monocytogenes and listeriosis
3.2 Listeriosis: epidemiology, virulence factors and evolution
3.3 In vitro and in vivo models to assess virulence
3.4 Ecology, transmission and genetic diversity of L. monocytogenes
3.5 Regulations and risk assessments
3.6 Conclusions
Chapter 4: Pathogen update: Bacillus species
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Bacillus cereus in food: characterization and taxonomy
4.3 Poisoning caused by B. cereus and other Bacillus spp.
4.4 Control of Bacillus species in foods and food processing
4.5 Conclusion
Chapter 5: Pathogen update: Vibrio species
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Sources of infection and types of pathology
5.3 Virulence and strain variability
5.4 Current risk management
5.5 Other human foodborne pathogenic vibrios
5.6 Current and future trends
Chapter 6: Emerging parasites in food
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Protozoa
6.3 Cestoda
6.4 Nematoda
6.5 Trematoda
6.6 Epidemiology, prevention and control
6.7 Conclusions
Chapter 7: New research on antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Increasing occurrence of resistance to quinolones and cephalosporins in Salmonella
7.3 Increasing occurrences of resistance to quinolones and macrolides in Campylobacter
7.4 The recent emergence and spread of new multidrug-resistant clones of monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium- like organisms
7.5 Rapid emergence and spread of strains of Enterobacteriaceae
7.6 Control measures
Chapter 8: Antibiotic resistance development and identification of response measures
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Existing international risk assessments
8.3 Control targets
8.4 Monitoring and reporting usage and resistance
8.5 Reserving antibiotics for human healthcare
8.6 Prudent use
8.7 Role of the competent authorities
8.8 Responsibilities for veterinarians
8.9 Farmers' mission
8.10 Conclusion
8.11 Control measures that can be implemented immediately
Part III: Pathogen surveillance, detection and identification
Chapter 9: Advances in separation and concentration of microorganisms from food samples
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The need for pre-analytical sample processing
9.3 Emerging approaches
9.4 Conclusions
Chapter 10: Second-generation polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA microarrays for in vitro and in situ study of foodborne pathogens
Abstract:
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
10.3 Transcriptomics
10.4 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 11: New approaches in microbial pathogen detection
Abstract:
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Detection methods
11.3 Emerging method
Report
".The unique introductory chapter contains an interview with food safety expert Dr. R. Bruce Tompkin on the history and current state of the field. Incidence, impact, epidemiology and other discussions follow for a number of common foodborne pathogens. Over half the book is devoted to strategies for tracking and circumventing pathogen spread, including several chapters specifically covering novel methods and up-to-date research.." --ProtoView.com, January 2014
