MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO FOOD SAFETY
Issues Involving Toxic Microorganisms
Editors: Dr. Mel Eklund, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle,
Washington; Dr. John L. Richard, Agriculture Research Service,
Peoria,
Illinois; Dr. Katsutoshi Mise, National Institute of Hygienic
Science,
Tokyo, Japan
532 pages, ISBN 1-880293-05-6, 1995, $110 Hard Cover
This state-of-the-art reference book describes the molecular structure
and functions of microbial toxins and discusses issues involving toxic
microorganisms. It provides the latest information concerning food
safety and gives valuable insight into the mechanisms of toxins related
to food poisoning. Contributed by 142 scientists using extensive
references, the book is subdivided into 6 sections:
- Systematics (3 Chapters)
- Diagnostics (8 Chapters)
- Epidemiology (4 Chapters)
- Biosynthesis (4 Chapters)
- Molecular Mechanisms - Pathogenesis (10 Chapters)
- Molecular Mechanism - Cell Regulation (6 Chapters)
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