Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Food Microbiology

• Main Authors: Alvarez-Ordóñez, Avelino (Author), Prieto, Miguel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Spectroscopy.; Microbiology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Food Science.; Spectroscopy/Spectrometry.; Applied Microbiology.

Vibrational spectroscopy techniques, which have traditionally been used to provide non-destructive, rapid, and relevant information on microbial systematics, are useful for classification and identification. In conjunction with advanced chemometrics, infrared spectroscopy enables the biochemical sig...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Technical and methodological aspects of FT-IR spectroscopy in food microbiology research
• 2. FT-IR to assist in taxonomy and identification of foodborne microorganisms
• 3. FT-IR spectroscopy and the study of the microbial response to stress
• 4. FT-IR spectroscopic methods for microbial ecology
• 5. Conclusions and future prospects
• Acknowledgements.- References.