Genomics of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wiedmann, Martin (Editor), Zhang, Wei (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Series: Food Microbiology and Food Safety
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Food > Biotechnology.; Bacteriology.; Microbial genetics.; Microbial genomics.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Food Science.

Foodborne illnesses caused by various bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens lead to a high number of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. and throughout the world. Recent advances in microbial genomics have significantly improved our understanding of the physiology, evolution, ecology, epidemiology,...