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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006608903321

Titolo

Food spoilage microorganisms / / edited by Clive de W. Blackburn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, England, : Woodhead Publishing

Boca Raton, : CRC Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-54464-3

9786610544646

1-61583-027-8

1-84569-141-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (736 p.)

Collana

Woodhead Publishing in food science, technology and nutrition

Altri autori (Persone)

BlackburnClive de W

Disciplina

664.07

Soggetti

Food - Microbiology

Food contamination

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Detection and analysis of food spoilage; Detection, identification and enumeration methods for spoilage yeasts; Detection, enumeration and identification methods for spoilage molds; Modelling microbial food spoilage; Determining the stability and shelf-life of foods; Managing microbial food spoilage:  an overview; Managing microbial spoilage in the dairy industry; Managing microbial spoilage in cereal and baking products; Managing microbial spoilage in  the meat industry; Zygosaccharomyces and related genera; Saccharomyces and related genera; Candida and related genera

Dekkera/Brettanomyces spp.General characteristics of moulds; Zygomycetes; Penicillium and related genera; Aspergillus and related teleomorphs; Other types of spoilage moulds; Pseudomonas and related genera; Lactic acid bacteria; Spore-forming bacteria; Enterobacteriaceae; Other spoilage bacteria; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Action by microorganisms is a common means of food spoilage and ensuring that a product has a suitable shelf-life is a critical factor in food quality. With current trends towards less-severe processing techniques, reduced use of preservatives and higher consumption of perishable foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables, the deterioration of



foods by microbial spoilage is an increasing problem for the food industry. Methods to detect, analyse and manage food spoilage are reviewed in the opening parts of this collection. The following chapters focus on important yeasts, moulds and bacteria, the