Bioluminescence for food and environmental microbiological safety / Lubov Brovko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brovko, Lubov, author.

Contributor:

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, publisher.

Series:

Tutorial texts in optical engineering ; TT74.

SPIE digital library

Tutorial texts in optical engineering ; v. TT74

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--Analysis.

Food.

Bioluminescence assay.

Food--Microbiology.

Food contamination.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 75 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

This tutorial text provides an introduction to basics of bioluminescent methods used for rapid analysis of microbiological safety and quality of food and environmental samples. This book is intended for engineers, scientists, students, and managers involved in the design and/or use of biosafety assays. It discusses the practical aspects of bioluminescent microbiological analysis. Some basic knowledge of biochemistry, microbiology, and biophysics is preferable; however, a brief review of fundamental principles are included that will allow people who are unfamiliar with these disciplines to grasp their basic concepts.

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1. Basics of bioluminescence: 1.1. Examples of bioluminescent reactions

Chapter 2. Bioluminescent analysis: 2.1. Basics of kinetic analysis; 2.2. Experimental approaches for determining reaction rates

Chapter 3. Enzyme kinetics and its analytical applications: 3.1. Experimental formats for kinetic-enzyme analysis; 3.2. Analytical applications of the bioluminescent reaction catalyzed by firefly luciferase; 3.3. Bioluminescent ATP assay (practical considerations)

Chapter 4. Basics of bioluminescence for microbiological assay application: 4.1. Bioluminescent ATP-based microbiological assay: practical considerations; 4.2. Total-plate counts, most probable numbers, and bioluminescent analysis

Chapter 5. Bioluminescent microbiological assay in food safety and quality control: 5.1. Bioluminescent ATP assay for testing of total bacterial count (TBC) of food products; 5.2. Bioluminescent total bacterial count assays for several food commodities

Chapter 6. Hygiene monitoring

Chapter 7. Identification of microorganisms and specific detection of bacteria using bioluminescence: 7.1. Antibody-based bioluminescent methods for detection of bacterial pathogens; 7.2. Bacteriophage-based bioluminescent assays for detection of pathogens

Chapter 8. Bioluminescent toxicity assays

Chapter 9. Review of available instruments and reagents for bioluminescent analysis

References

Recommended reading

Index.

Notes:

"SPIE Digital Library."--Website.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-72) and index.

Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2017-04-03).

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9781510608078

OCLC:

985345092

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