Thursday, January 29, 2009

Food Microbiology

Food Microbiology
by: Martin R. Adams, Maurice O. Moss

Product Details
* Hardcover: 577 pages
* Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry; 3rd edition (October 3, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0854042849

Book Description
This is the third edition of a widely acclaimed text which covers the whole field of modern food microbiology. It has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the most recent developments in the field.
It covers the three main aspects of the interaction between micro-organisms and food - spoilage, foodborne illness and fermentation and the positive and negative features that result. It discusses the factors affecting the presence of micro-organisms in foods and their capacity to survive and grow. Also included are recent developments in procedures used to assay and control the microbiological quality of food and protect public health.
The book is a thorough and accessible account designed for students in the biological sciences, biotechnology and food sciences and will be of value to researchers, teachers and professionals.

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Cholera Toxins

Cholera Toxins
by Keya Chaudhuri (Author), S.N. Chatterjee (Author)

Product Details
* Hardcover: 322 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (March 1, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3540884513

Book Description
Vibrio cholerae, the causative organism of the disease Cholera, colonizes the small intestine and produces several different toxins among which the enterotoxin, or more widely known as cholera toxin (CT), happens to be the major virulence determinant that is responsible for the diarrheal syndrome. This book provides for the first time comprehensive and up-to-date information about all the toxins of Vibrio cholerae, their physical and chemical structures, their biosynthesis and its genetic regulation, their physiology, the molecular biology of their interactions with the host as well as their role in the development of an appropriate and effective cholera vaccine. It also offers relevant and necessary background information on the basic biology of the Vibrio cholerae cell and cholera bacteriophages.

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