| Description |
xiii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
IFT basic symposium series ; 12 |
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IFT basic symposium series (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) ; 12
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| Contents |
1. Overview of Rapid Methods of Microbiological Analysis / Daniel Y. C. Fung -- 2. Separation and Concentration of Pathogens from Foods / A. N. Sharpe -- 3. A New Look at an Old Technique: Application of Microscopy to Food Microbiological Analysis / Mary Lou Tortorello -- 4. Flow Cytometry in Food Microbiology: Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 / Richard B. Raybourne -- 5. Optical Biosensors for Microbiological Analysis / Nile F. Hartman -- 6. Immunodiagnostics in the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens / Barbara J. Robison -- 7. Automated Microbial Identification Systems / Charles E. Stager -- 8. Applications of Gene Probes for the Detection of Foodborne Pathogens / Karen C. Jinneman and Walter E. Hill -- 9. PCR and Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods / Michael C. Johnson, Rong-Fu Wang and Debra K. Winters -- 10. Detection of Microorganisms in Foods Using DNA Probes Targeted to Ribosomal RNA Sequences / Mark A. Mozola |
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11. Gene Sequence Databases and Food Microbiology / Steven M. Gendel -- 12. Molecular Fingerprinting of Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria: An Introduction to Methods, Uses, and Problems / Timothy J. Barrett -- 13. Bioluminescence: lux as an Enabling Tool for the Microbiological Analysis of Food / Gordon S. A. B. Stewart, Timothy G. Aldsworth and Rachel L. Sharman [et al.] -- 14. Detection of Viable but Nonculturable and Stressed Microbial Cells / Rita R. Colwell -- 15. Measurement of Microbial Activity by Impedance / P. Rule -- 16. Special Techniques for Studying Microbial Biofilms in Food Systems / Edmund A. Zottola |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Food -- Analysis.
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Food -- Microbiology.
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Microorganisms -- Identification.
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| Author |
Gendel, Steven M.
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Tortorello, Mary Lou, 1951-
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| LC no. |
97010654 |
| ISBN |
0824700872 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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