{"title":"Series: Food Microbiology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eFood Microbiology\u003c\/strong\u003e series explores the intricate world of microorganisms and their impact on food safety, preservation, and quality. Readers will gain insight into the scientific principles underlying fermentation, spoilage, and contamination, offering a thorough understanding of how microbes influence what we eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for both enthusiasts and professionals, this collection combines detailed research with practical applications. Whether delving into the science behind traditional food practices or modern technological advances, these works illuminate the vital role of microbiology in the food industry and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"handbook-of-foodborne-diseases-9781138036307","title":"Handbook of Foodborne Diseases","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClearly linked to consumption of foods, beverages, and drinking water that contain pathogenic microbes, toxins, or other toxic agents, foodborne diseases have undergone a remarkable change of fortune in recent decades, from once rare and insignificant malaises to headline-grabbing and deadly outbreaks. Unquestionably, several factors have combined to make this happen. These include a prevailing demand for the convenience of ready-to-eat or heat-and-eat manufactured food products that allow ready entry and survival of some robust, temperature-insensitive microorganisms; a drastic reduction in the costs of air, sea, and road transportation that has taken some pathogenic microorganisms to where they were absent previously; an expanding world population that has stretched the boundary of human activity; and an ageing population whose weakened immune functions provide a fertile ground for opportunistic pathogens to invade and thrive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGiven the diversity of causative agents (ranging from viruses, bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi, protozoa, helminths, toxins, to toxic agents), and the ingenuity of pathogenic microbes to evolve through genetic reassortment, horizontal gene transfer, and\/or random genetic mutation, it has become an enormous challenge to understand how foodborne agents are able to evade host immune defences and induce diseases, and also to develop and apply innovative approaches for improved diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of foodborne diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHandbook of Foodborne Diseases\u003c\/em\u003e summarises the latest findings on more than 100 foodborne diseases and their causative agents. With contributions from international experts on foodborne pathogens, toxins, and toxic agents research, this volume provides state-of-the-art overviews on foodborne diseases in relation to their etiology, biology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Apart from offering a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students in food, medical, and veterinary microbiology, this volume constitutes a valuable reference on foodborne diseases for medical professionals and health authorities, and forms an informative educational resource for the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605970993388,"sku":"9781138036307","price":635.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/32e378bfcb4dea65d7b56fb878f1109b.jpg?v=1778193983"},{"product_id":"laboratory-models-for-foodborne-infections-9781498721677","title":"Laboratory Models for Foodborne Infections","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResulting from ingestion of inappropriately prepared or stored foods containing pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites, foodborne infections have become a significant source of human morbidity and mortality worldwide in recent decades. This may be largely attributable to the remarkable popularity of convenient, ready-to-eat food products, the dramatic expansion of international food trades, and the continuing growth of immuno-suppressed population groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough anti-microbial treatments have played a crucial part in the control of foodborne infections in the past, the emergence and spread of anti-microbial resistance render the existing treatments ineffective. Additionally, our limited understanding of the molecular mechanisms of foodborne infections has thwarted our efforts in the development of efficacious vaccines for foodborne pathogens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGiven the obvious benefits of laboratory models in foodborne disease research, a great number of experiments have been conducted toward the elucidation of host-pathogen interactions in and pathogenic mechanisms of foodborne infections. Forming part of the Food Microbiology series, \u003ci\u003eLaboratory Models for Foodborne Infections\u003c\/i\u003e presents a state-of-the-art review of laboratory models that have proven valuable in deciphering the life cycle, epidemiology, immunobiology, and other key aspects of foodborne pathogens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by scientists with respective expertise in foodborne pathogen research, each chapter includes a contemporary summary of a particular foodborne viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection in relation to its life cycle, epidemiology, clinical features, pathogenesis, host-pathogen interactions, and other related aspects. Besides providing a trustworthy source of information for undergraduates and postgraduates in food microbiology, \u003ci\u003eLaboratory Models for Foodborne Infections\u003c\/i\u003e offers an invaluable guide for scientists and food microbiologists with interest in exploiting laboratory models for detailed study of foodborne infections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606336061676,"sku":"9781498721677","price":611.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a048ffe5d11c53d14aca8fa2a2fb4992.jpg?v=1778192375"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/series-food-microbiology.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}