Clostridium botulinum
Subtitle: a spore forming organism and a challenge to food safety
By: Christine Rasetti-Escargueil and Susanne Surman-Lee, editors
Series: Advances in food safety and food microbiology; Advances in food safety and food microbiology
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781614705758
Subjects: Safety measures; Methods; Food; Food Handling; Clostridium botulinum; Microbiology; Standards; Etiology; Botulism; Botulinum Toxins; Food Safety; Adverse effects; Prevention & control; Pathogenicity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Clostridium botulinum : history, strains, and neurotoxin diversity / Michel Popoff and Mazuet Christelle; title: The molecular and structural biology of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins reveals insights into the sophisticated mechanism of neurotoxicity / Andreas Rummel; title: History of botulism : botulism around the world in the 20th century / Zane Horowitz; title: Infant botulism / Lucia Fenicia, Fabrizio Anniballi; title: Passage of botulinum toxins through the intestinal barrier / Yukako Fujinaga; title: Botulism symptoms, incubation period, complications, diagnosis, and management / Itzhak Brook; title: Botulism hazards from native foods in the Arctic regions / B. Zane Horowitz; title: Detecting botulinum in food : effective and sensitive detection of Clostridium botulinum toxin in foods / Uma Basavanna, Guy E. Skinner, and Shashi K. Sharma; title: Integrated approach used by government agencies and industry to protect the consumer : food safety legislation / Angela Iriajen, C. Rasetti-Escargueil; title: Control in primary food production : meat, fish, and vegetables. Control in processed foods : meat products, fish products, vegetable products, and dairy products. Control in REPFEDS / Angela Iriajen; title: Safe process design and food hygiene guidelines / Flavio L. Schmidt; title: Predictive modelling : predicting exposure of consumers to Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin in processed food / Pradeep Malakar.