Food Spoilage Microorganisms (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)

The control of microbiological spoilage requires an understanding of a number of factors including the knowledge of possible hazards, their likely occurrence in different products, their physiological properties, and the availability and effectiveness of different preventative measures. Food Spoilage Microorganisms focuses on the control of microbial spoilage and provides an understanding necessary to do this. The first part of this essential new book looks at tools, techniques, and methods for the detection and analysis of microbial food spoilage with chapters focusing on analytical methods, predictive modeling, and stability and shelf life assessment. The second part tackles the management of microbial food spoilage with particular reference to some of the major food groups where the types of spoilage, the causative microorganisms, and methods for control are considered by product type. The following three parts are then dedicated to yeasts, molds, and bacteria in turn, and look in more detail at the major organisms of significance for food spoilage. In each chapter the taxonomy, spoilage characteristics, growth, survival, and death characteristics, methods for detection, and control options are discussed. Food Spoilage Microorganisms takes an applied approach to the subject and will be an indispensable guide both for the microbiologist and the non-specialist, particularly those whose role involves microbial quality in food processing operations. The control of microbiological spoilage requires an understanding of a number of factors including the knowledge of possible hazards, their likely occurrence in different products, their physiological properties and the availability and effectiveness of different preventative measures. Food spoilage microorganisms focuses on the control of microbial spoilage and provides an understanding necessary to do this.

The first part of this essential new book looks at tools, techniques and methods for the detection and analysis of microbial food spoilage with chapters focussing on analytical methods, predictive modelling and stability and shelf life assessment. The second part tackles the management of microbial food spoilage with particular reference to some of the major food groups where the types of spoilage, the causative microorganisms and methods for control are considered by product type. The following three parts are then dedicated to yeasts, moulds and bacteria in turn, and look in more detail at the major organisms of significance for food spoilage. In each chapter the taxonomy, spoilage characteristics, growth, survival and death characteristics, methods for detection and control options are discussed.

Food spoilage microorganisms takes an applied approach to the subject and is an indispensable guide both for the microbiologist and the non-specialist, particularly those whose role involves microbial quality in food processing operations.

• Looks at tools, techniques and methods for the detection and analysis of microbial food spoilage
• Discusses the management control of microbial food spoilage
• Looks in detail at yeasts, moulds and bacteria

The control of microbiological spoilage requires an understanding of a number of factors including the knowledge of possible hazards, their likely occurrence in different products, their physiological properties and the availability and effectiveness of different preventative measures. Food spoilage microorganisms focuses on the control of microbial spoilage and provides an understanding necessary to do this.The first part of this essential new book looks at tools, techniques and methods for the detection and analysis of microbial food spoilage with chapters focussing on analytical methods, predictive modelling and stability and shelf life assessment. The second part tackles the management of microbial food spoilage with particular reference to some of the major food groups where the types of spoilage, the causative microorganisms and methods for control are considered by product type. The following three parts are then dedicated to yeasts, moulds and bacteria in turn, and look in more detail at the major organisms of significance for food spoilage. In each chapter the taxonomy, spoilage characteristics, growth, survival and death characteristics, methods for detection and control options are discussed.Food spoilage microorganisms takes an applied approach to the subject and is an indispensable guide both for the microbiologist and the non-specialist, particularly those whose role involves microbial quality in food processing operations. Looks at tools, techniques and methods for the detection and analysis of microbial food spoilage Discusses the management control of microbial food spoilage Looks in detail at yeasts, moulds and bacteria

The control of microbiological spoilage requires an understanding of a number of factors including the knowledge of possible hazards, their likely occurrence in different products, their physiological properties, and the availability and effectiveness of different preventative measures. Food Spoilage Microorganisms focuses on the control of microbial spoilage and provides an understanding necessary to do this.

The first part of this essential new book looks at tools, techniques, and methods for the detection and analysis of microbial food spoilage with chapters focusing on analytical methods, predictive modeling, and stability and shelf life assessment. The second part tackles the management of microbial food spoilage with particular reference to some of the major food groups where the types of spoilage, the causative microorganisms, and methods for control are considered by product type. The following three parts are then dedicated to yeasts, molds, and bacteria in turn, and look in more detail at the major organisms of significance for food spoilage. In each chapter the taxonomy, spoilage characteristics, growth, survival, and death characteristics, methods for detection, and control options are discussed.

Food Spoilage Microorganisms takes an applied approach to the subject and will be an indispensable guide both for the microbiologist and the non-specialist, particularly those whose role involves microbial quality in food processing operations.

Contents......Page 6 Detection and analysis of food spoilage......Page 26 Detection, identification and enumeration methods for spoilage yeasts......Page 53 Detection, enumeration and identification methods for spoilage molds......Page 80 Modelling microbial food spoilage......Page 111 Determining the stability and shelf-life of foods......Page 144 Managing microbial food spoilage: an overview......Page 172 Managing microbial spoilage in the dairy industry......Page 196 Managing microbial spoilage in cereal and baking products......Page 219 Managing microbial spoilage in the meat industry......Page 238 Zygosaccharomyces and related genera......Page 314 Saccharomyces and related genera......Page 331 Candida and related genera......Page 361 Dekkera/Brettanomyces spp.......Page 379 General characteristics of moulds......Page 426 Zygomycetes......Page 440 Penicillium and related genera......Page 462 Aspergillus and related teleomorphs......Page 476 Other types of spoilage moulds......Page 513 Pseudomonas and related genera......Page 532 Lactic acid bacteria......Page 566 Spore-forming bacteria......Page 604 Enterobacteriaceae......Page 649 Other spoilage bacteria......Page 693 Index......Page 719 Action by microorganisms is a common means of food spoilage and ensuring that a product has a suitable shelf-life is a critical factor in food quality. With current trends towards less-severe processing techniques, reduced use of preservatives and higher consumption of perishable foods such as fresh fruit and vegetables, the deterioration of foods by microbial spoilage is an increasing problem for the food industry. Methods to detect, analyse and manage food spoilage are reviewed in the opening parts of this collection. The following chapters focus on important yeasts, moulds and bacteria, the "Food spoilage microorganisms takes an applied approach to the subject and will be a guide both for the microbiologist and the non-specialist, particularly those whose role involves microbial quality in food processing operations."--Jacket