Rapid detection, characterization, and enumeration of foodborne pathogens /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2011.
Description:xxi, 443 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8450095
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Other authors / contributors:Hoorfar, J. (Jeffrey)
American Society for Microbiology.
ISBN:9781555815424
1555815421
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Public Health, Industrial, and Global Significance of Rapid Microbiological Food Testing
  • I. Accelerated Generic Techniques
  • 2. Strengths and Shortcomings of Advanced Detection Technologies
  • 3. Chromogenic and Accelerated Cultural Methods
  • 4. Automated and Large-Scale Characterization of Microbial Communities in Food Production
  • 5. Fast and High-Throughput Molecular Typing Methods
  • II. Critical Considerations Before Setting Up Rapid Methods
  • 6. Sampling, Transport, and Sample Preparation in Emergency Situations and Rapid Response
  • 7. Statistics of Sampling for Microbiological Testing of Foodborne Pathogens
  • 8. Preanalytical Sample Preparation and Analyte Extraction
  • 9. Criteria for Choosing the Right Rapid Method
  • 10. Your Results Are Your Controls: Inclusion of Critical Test Controls
  • 11. International Validation, Ring Trial, and Standardization of Rapid Methods
  • 12. Statistical Data Analysis of Results Based on Alternative Detection and Enumeration Methods
  • III. Meat Production Chain
  • 13. Salmonella in Pork, Beef, Poultry, and Egg
  • 14. Yersinia enterocolitica in Pork
  • 15. Campylobacter in Poultry, Pork, and Beef
  • 16. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Food
  • 17. Rapid Screening of Animal Feeds for Mycotoxins and Salmonella Contaminations
  • IV. Dairy Production Chain
  • 18. Listeria monocytogenes in Milk, Cheese, and the Dairy Environment
  • 19. Bacillus cereus in Milk and Dairy Production
  • 20. Staphylococcus aureus in the Dairy Chain
  • 21. Cronobacter Species in Powdered Infant Formula
  • V. Fresh Produce, Seafood, and Water
  • 22. Pathogen Testing in Fresh Produce and Irrigation Water
  • 23. Norovirus, Hepatitis A Virus, and Indicator Microorganisms in Shellfish, Soft Fruits, and Water
  • 24. Protozoan Parasites: Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Cyclospora, and Toxoplasma
  • VI. Food Service and Catering
  • 25. Practical Sampling Plans, Indicator Microorganisms, and Interpretation of Test Results from Trouble-Shooting
  • 26. Clostridmm perfringens in Food Service
  • 27. Hepatitis A Virus in Ready-To-Eat Foods
  • VII. Conclusions
  • 28. Future Trends in Rapid Methods: Where Is the Field Moving, and What Should We Focus On?
  • Index