Beneficial microorganisms in agriculture, food and the environment
Subtitle: safety assessment and regulation
By: edited by Ingvar Sundh, Andrea Wilcks, Mark S. Goettel
Publisher: CAB International
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxfordshire, UK
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845938109
Subjects: Immunological Models; Environmental Microbiology; Food Safety; Methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Microbes and the law : safety assessment and regulation of beneficial microorganisms / Ingvar Sundh, Andrea Wilcks, and Mark S. Goettel; title: Safety and regulation of microorganisms added to the food and feed chains, including probiotics : introduction and overview / Stephen Wessels; title: Microbes for human and animal consumption / Atte von Wright; title: Antibiotic resistance in relation to starter cultures and probiotics / Andrea Wilcks and Angela H.A.M. van Hoek; title: Biopreservation of food and feed by postharvest biocontrol with microorganisms / Michael Wisniewski and Samir Droby; title: Safety and regulation of microbal pest control agents and microbial plant growth promoters-introduction and overview / Rüdiger Hauschild; title: Microbial control of invertebrate pests / Stefan T. Jaronski; title: Microbial control of plant diseases / Claude Alabouvette, Ulf Heilig, and Christelle Cordier; title: Safety and regulation of microbial control of weeds / Harry C. Evans and Marion K. Seier; title: Plant growth promotion with microorganisms / John G. Howieson and Sharon L. Fox; title: Regulation of microorganisms used for bioremediation, biorefinery and other bioindustrial applications in the USA and Canada / Jim Louter, John J. Sedivy, and Mark Segal; title: Determining the safety of microorganisms-introduction and overview / Hans E.N. Bergmans; title: Virulence genes in risk assessment of beneficial microorganisms: what do genome sequences tell us? / Trudy M. Wassenaar and Thomas Alter; title: Occupational safety of microbial agents / Anne Mette Madsen and Kira Tendal; title: Model systems for testing microbial pathogenicity, virulence and toxicity-introduction and overview / Andrea Wilcks, Mark S. Goettel,and Ingvar Sundh; title: Nematode and insect models to assay microbial infectivity, virulence, and cytotoxicity / C. Leopold Kurz and François Leulier; title: Assessing potential cytotoxicity of biocontrol microorganisms using invertebrate assays / Claudio Altomare, Barbara Pernfuss, and Hermann Strasser; title: Assessing genotoxic effects of microbial products / Milton A. Typas and Vassili N. Kouvelis; title: Assessing the sensitization and irritation properties of microorganisms / Gregorio Loprieno; title: International conventions and agreements-consequences for international trade and utilization of biological matter including microorganisms / Carl-Gustaf Thornström; title: OECD guidelines and harmonization for microbial control agents / Jeroen Meeussen; title: Understanding public risk perception for the use of beneficial microorganisms / Keith D. Warner.