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Other authors / contributors: | Garg, Neelam, editor.
Abdel-Aziz, Shadia Mohammad, editor.
Aeron, Abhinav, editor.
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ISBN: | 9783319252773 3319252771 3319252755 9783319252759 9783319252759
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Digital file characteristics: | text file PDF
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Notes: | English. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 21, 2016).
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Summary: | This book gives an overview of the physiology, health, safety and functional aspects of microorganisms present in food and fermented foods. A particular focus is on the health effects of probiotics and non-dairy functional foods. The book deals also with microbes that cause food spoilage and produce toxins, and the efficiency of edible biofilm in the protection of packaged foods. Several chapters are devoted to the occurrence of Listeria pathogens in various food sources. Further topics are fortified foods, the role of trace elements, and the preservation of food and extension of food shelf life by a variety of measures.
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Other form: | Print version: Microbes in food and health. Cham : Springer, [2016] 9783319252759
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Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-319-25277-3
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