Modern Food Microbiology

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Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 History of Microorganisms in Food....Pages 3-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Taxonomy, Role, and Significance of Microorganisms in Foods....Pages 13-34 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Parameters of Foods That Affect Microbial Growth....Pages 35-56 Front Matter....Pages 57-57 Fresh Meats and Poultry....Pages 59-85 Processed Meats....Pages 87-99 Seafoods....Pages 101-112 Fermentation and Fermented Dairy Products....Pages 113-130 Fruit and Vegetable Products: Whole, Fresh-Cut, and Fermented....Pages 131-161 Miscellaneous Food Products....Pages 163-175 Front Matter....Pages 177-177 Culture, Microscopic, and Sampling Methods....Pages 179-200 Physical, Chemical, Molecular, and Immunological Methods....Pages 201-235 Bioassay and Related Methods....Pages 237-249 Front Matter....Pages 251-251 Food Preservation with Chemicals....Pages 253-281 Food Preservation with Modified Atmospheres....Pages 283-300 Radiation Preservation of Foods and Nature of Microbial Radiation Resistance....Pages 301-321 Low-Temperature Food Preservation and Characteristics of Psychrotrophic Microorganisms....Pages 323-339 High-Temperature Food Preservation and Characteristics of Thermophilic Microorganisms....Pages 341-362 Preservation of Foods by Drying....Pages 363-374 Other Food Preservation Methods....Pages 375-383 Front Matter....Pages 385-385 Indicators of Food Microbial Quality and Safety....Pages 387-406 Front Matter....Pages 385-385 The HACCP System and Food Safety....Pages 407-422 Front Matter....Pages 423-423 Introduction to Foodborne Pathogens....Pages 425-439 Staphylococcal Gastroenteritis....Pages 441-459 Food Poisoning Caused by Gram-Positive Sporeforming Bacteria....Pages 461-484 Foodborne Listeriosis....Pages 485-510 Foodborne Gastroenteritis Caused by Salmonella and Shigella ....Pages 511-530 Foodborne Gastroenteritis Caused by Escherichia coli ....Pages 531-547 Foodborne Gastroenteritis Caused by Vibrio, Yersinia , and Campylobacter Species....Pages 549-568 Foodborne Animal Parasites....Pages 569-594 Mycotoxins....Pages 595-610 Viruses and Some Other Proven and Suspected Foodborne Biohazards....Pages 611-627 Back Matter....Pages 629-679