Foodborne Diseases

In Foodborne Diseases, leading authorities present a broad overview of the microbial pathogens and toxins associated with foodborne illness while discussing pathogenicity, clinical epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment. The chapters of this volume cover a wide variety of bacterial pathogens, viruse...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Simjee, Shabbir (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Escherichia coli
  • Listeria
  • Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens
  • Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
  • Foodborne Pathogenic Vibrios
  • Enterococcus and its Association with Foodborne Illness
  • Foodborne Viral Hepatitis
  • Gastroenteric Viruses
  • Cryptosporidium
  • Cyclospora
  • Giardia
  • Toxoplasma gondii
  • Aflatoxins: Background, Toxicology, and Molecular Biology
  • Scombroid Fish Poisoning
  • Pathogen Control in Meat and Poultry Production: Implementing the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service’s Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System
  • Use of Antimicrobials in Food Animal Production
  • Alternatives to Antimicrobials
  • Microbial Risk Assessment
  • Food Irradiation and Other Sanitation Procedures
  • Molecular Techniques of Detection and Discrimination of Foodborne Pathogens and Their Toxins
  • Future Directions in Food Safety