PCR Methods in Foods

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Maurer, John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: Food Microbiology and Food Safety
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Food Science.; Chemistry/Food Science, general.

This book is a primer for students, faculty, and other professionals interested in molecular biology and its integration into food safety, by introducing the reader to diagnostic PCR-based technologies used in detection of pathogens in foods. This book will enable its reader to: Understand the princ...

Table of Contents:

• PCR Basics
• The Mythology of PCR: A Warning to the Wise
• Sample Preparation for PCR
• Making PCR a Normal Routine of the Food Microbiology Lab
• Molecular Detection of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens
• Molecular Approaches for the Detection of Foodborne Viral Pathogens
• Molecular Tools for the Identification of Foodborne Parasites.