1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778307903321

Autore

Adams M. R

Titolo

Food microbiology [[electronic resource] /] / Martin R. Adams and Maurice O. Moss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, UK, : RSC Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-62198-161-4

1-84755-794-5

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (478 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MossM. O

Disciplina

664.001579

Soggetti

Food - Microbiology

Sanitary microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [440]-446) and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780854042845; i_vi; v; vi; vii_xiv; 001_004; 005_019; 020_062; 063_118; 119_157; 158_181; 182_269; 270_309; 310_369; 370_395; 396_439; 440_446; 447-463

Sommario/riassunto

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 microbio