DNA methods in food safety : molecular typing of foodborne and waterborne bacterial pathogens /

• Other Authors: Oyarzabal, Omar A. (Editor), Kathariou, Sophia (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
• Subjects: Food > Safety measures.; Food contamination > Prevention.; Food industry and trade > Safety measures.; Food Safety > methods.; DNA Fingerprinting > methods.; Food Microbiology > methods.; Molecular Typing > methods.; Water Microbiology.; Foodborne diseases > Prevention.; Foodborne diseases > Risk factors.; Pathogenic microorganisms.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 392 pages)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118278659; 1118278658; 9781118278642; 111827864X; 9781118278666; 1118278666; 1118278674; 9781118278673; 9781322095134; 1322095132
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118278666

Molecular typing of foodborne pathogens has become an indispensable tool in epidemiological studies. Thanks to these techniques, we now have a better understanding of the distribution and appearance of bacterial foodborne diseases and have a deeper knowledge of the type of food products associated with the major foodborne pathogens. Within the molecular techniques, DNA-based techniques have prospered for more than 40 years and have been incorporated in the first surveillance systems to monitor bacterial foodborne pathogens in the United States and other countries. However, DNA techniques vary.