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Food associated pathogens / editors, Wilhelm Tham, Marie-Louise Danielsson-Tham.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foodborne diseases--Microbiology.
- Foodborne diseases.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Food borne diseases associated with microbial pathogens are an important cause of human illness. Changes in both lifestyle and eating habits increase the opportunity for the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms in foods, for example, the consumption of raw foods implies risks for food borne infections and intoxications, as does the greater demand for refrigerated ready-to-eat foods, as some food borne pathogens are capable of growth even at refrigeration temperatures. The extended shelf life of many food items can threaten consumer's health. In addition, personal hygiene has worsened, and food workers' improper hand cleaning is increasingly implicated in food borne illness. The teaching of food safety needs to be reintroduced, even in primary education. The number of people susceptible to food borne disease has increased, especially among the population over 65 years of age. Thus, food microbiologists working with food-associated pathogens need to be familiar with the type of microorganisms associated with a food product in its natural state to be able to predict the general types of microorganisms expected in a particular food product. The food microbiologist must also be familiar with the incubation periods and clinical symptoms of different food borne diseases. The effective prevention of food borne diseases requires cooperation and open-mindedness among different authorities and professionals, e.g., physicians, medical officers, veterinarians, public health offi cers, food producers, national surveillance institutes, scientists, and government ministers and departments. Future food safety should be an important factor in trade, and countries with the best food safety will gain new international markets--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Food-associated Pathogens-Insights and Reflections; Chapter 2: Food Associated Antimicrobial Resistance; Chapter 3: Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning; Chapter 4: Brucellosis; Chapter 5: Campylobacter; Chapter 6: Food-borne Pathogenic Clostridia; Chapter 7: Diarrheagenic E. coli with Emphasis on Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli; Chapter 8: Lessons from the Escherichia coli O103 Outbreak in Norway 2006; Chapter 9: Enterococci; Chapter 10: Listeria monocytogenes-Very Food-borne Bacteria; Chapter 11: Moulds as a Threat to Food Safety
- Chapter 12: The Role of Mycobacteria in Food SafetyChapter 13: Protozoan Parasites: A Plethora of Potentially Foodborne Pathogens; Chapter 14: Salmonella: Disease Burden and Sources of Infection; Chapter 15: Shigella spp.; Chapter 16: Staphylococcal Food Poisoning; Chapter 17: Vibrio as a Food Pathogen; Chapter 18: Foodborne Viruses; Chapter 19: Enteropathogenic Yersinia in Foods; Color Plate Section
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-07254-6
- 1-4665-8498-X
- 9780429072543
- OCLC:
- 861532647
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