Public Health Microbiology Methods and Protocols

The world abounds with microorganisms that are hazardous to human health in the normal course of life. In Public Health Microbiology: Methods and Protocols, expert investigators describe in step-by-step detail the laboratory techniques they have perfected for determining the nature and character of...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Spencer, John F. T. (Editor), Alicia L. Ragout de Spencer (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:Methods in Molecular Biology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Animal Model for In Vivo Evaluation of Cholesterol Reduction by Lactic Acid Bacteria
  • Assessing Survival of Dairy Propionibacteria in Gastrointestinal Conditions and Adherence to Intestinal Epithelia
  • Special Methods
  • Bacterial Surface Characteristics Applied to Selection of Probiotic Microorganisms
  • Adhesion Ability of Lactobacillus to Vaginal Epithelial Cells
  • Hydroxylapatite Beads As an Experimental Model to Study the Adhesion of Lactic Acid Bacteria From the Oral Cavity to Hard Tissues
  • Microtechnique for Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria
  • Differentiation of Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains by Postelectrophoretic Detection of Esterases
  • Determination of Esterolytic and Lipolytic Activities of Lactic Acid Bacteria
  • Meat-Model System Development for Proteolytic Activity Determination
  • ?-Glucuronidase Method to Determine Mastitis Levels in Goat Milk
  • Differences Between Biogenic Amine Detection by HPLC Methods Using OPA and Dansyl Derivates
  • Reviews
  • Bacteria
  • Detection of Tetracycline Resistance Genes by PCR Methods
  • Integron Analysis and Genetic Mapping of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium
  • Molecular-Based Identification and Typing of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli
  • Molecular Genotyping Methods and Computerized Analysis for the Study of Salmonella enterica
  • Viruses
  • Detection of Infectious Rotaviruses by Flow Cytometry
  • Integrated Cell Culture/PCR for Detection of Enteric Viruses in Environmental Samples
  • Abundance in Sewage of Bacteriophages Infecting Escherichia coli O157:H7
  • Molecular Genotyping of Irish Rotavirus Strains
  • Hepatitis A Virus
  • Fungi
  • Typing Fungal Isolates
  • Fungal Isolation and Enumeration in Foods
  • Determination of Aflatoxins and Zearalenone in Different Culture Media
  • Other Pathogens
  • Intracellular Multiplication of Legionella Species and the Influence of Amoebae on Their Intracellular Growth in Human Monocytes
  • Microflora of the Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Public Health Implications Related to Spread of Pathogens in Manure From Livestock and Poultry Operations
  • Molecular Aspects of Disease Pathogenesis in the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
  • Microbiological Test for Sanitation of Equipment in the Food Factory
  • Spectrophotometric Determination of Histamine in Fisheries Using an Enzyme Immunoassay Method
  • Flavonoids From Argentine Tagetes (Asteraceae) With Antimicrobial Activity
  • Purification of Bacteriocins Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria
  • Production of Antimicrobial Substances by Lactic Acid Bacteria I
  • Production of Antimicrobial Substances by Lactic Acid Bacteria II
  • Statistical Models to Optimize Production of Probiotic Characteristics
  • Meat-Model System Development for Antibacterial Activity Determination
  • In Vivo Studies in Mice
  • Colonization Capability of Lactobacilli and Pathogens in the Respiratory Tract of Mice
  • Effects of Estrogen Administration on the Colonization Capability of Lactobacilli and Escherichia coli in the Urinary Tracts of Mice
  • Effect of Lactobacilli Administration in the Vaginal Tract of Mice
  • Determination of Bacterial Adhesion to Intestinal Mucus
  • Viability of Amoebae, Fungal Conidia, and Yeasts
  • Detection and Differentiation of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Water by PCR-RFLP
  • Genotyping of Cryptosporidium parvum With Microsatellite Markers
  • Immunomagnetic Separation of Pathogenic Organisms From Environmental Matrices
  • Detection of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in Clinical and Environmental Samples
  • Interaction Between Lactic Acid Bacteria and Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Caprine Origin
  • Molecular Detection of Genes Responsible for Cyanobacterial Toxin Production in the Genera Microcystis, Nodularia, and Cylindrospermopsis
  • Bacteriocins and Other Inhibitors
  • Purification of Antilisterial Bacteriocins
  • The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System in Food Safety
  • Testing Disinfectants in the Food Factory
  • Nontraditional Method of Evaluating Disinfectants.-Microbiological Analysis of Cosmetics
  • Helicobacter pylori and Food Products