| Description |
xxii, 550 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Gram Negative Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens. 1. Molecular and Cellular Biology of Salmonella Pathogenesis / Francisco Garcia-del Portillo. 2. Shigella Infections: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Host Immune Response / Christine Wenneras and Philippe Sansonetti. 3. The Molecular Pathogenesis of Escherichia Coli Infections / Michael S. Donnenberg and James P. Nataro. 4. Virulence Determinants of the Bacterial Pathogen Yersinia Enterocolitica: Mode of Action and Global Regulation / Marie-Paule Sory and Guy R. Cornelis. 5. Molecular Pathogenesis of Vibrio Infections / Kenneth M. Peterson. 6. Molecular Mechanisms Governing Campylobacter Pathogenicity / L. S. Mansfield and S. R. Abner -- Pt. II. Gram Positive Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens. 7. The Action, Genetics, and Synthesis of Clostridium Perfringens Enterotoxin / Bruce A. McClane. 8. Mechanisms of Pathogenesis and Toxin Synthesis in Clostridium Botulinum / Keiji Oguma, Yukako Fujinaga and Kaoru Inoue / [et al.]. 9. Pathogenesis Determinants of Listeria Monocytogenes / Sophia Kathariou -- Pt. III. Fungal and Marine Toxins. 10. Aflatoxins: Biological Significance and Regulation of Biosynthesis / Jeffrey W. Cary, Deepak Bhatnagar and John E. Linz. 11. Fusarium Toxins: Trichothecenes and Fumonisins / Robert H. Proctor. 12. PSP Toxins: Their Biosynthesis by Marine Dinoflagellates and Molecular Identification / Yuzaburo Ishida and Yoshihiko Sako -- Pt. IV. Parasitic Protozoa. 13. Toxoplasma Gondii Strain Variation and Pathogenicity / Judith E. Smith and Naomi Rebuck. 14. Entamoeba Histolytica and Cryptosporidium Parvum / Upinder Singh, Theodore S. Steiner and Barbara J. Mann -- Pt. V. Viruses and Related Infectious Agents. 15. Norwalk and Other Human Caliciviruses: Molecular Characterization, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis / Kellogg J. Schwab, Mark K. Estes and Robert L. Atmar. 16. Molecular Biology of Prion Diseases / Corninne Ida Lasmezas and Stefan Weiss |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web by subscription to netLibrary, Inc. (CEIRC Shared Collection) |
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Aflatoxins.
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Caliciviruses.
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Clostridium botulinum.
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Clostridium perfringens.
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Cryptosporidium parvum.
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Entamoeba histolytica.
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Escherichia coli.
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Food contamination.
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Food -- Analysis.
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Food -- Microbiology.
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Foodborne diseases -- Pathogenesis.
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Listeria monocytogenes.
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Microbial toxins.
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Prion diseases.
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Salmonella.
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Toxoplasma.
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Vibrio infections.
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Yersinia enterocolitica.
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| Author |
Bhatnagar, Deepak, 1949-
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Cary, Jeffrey W.
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Linz, John E.
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| LC no. |
99066881 |
| ISBN |
1566767873 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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