Foodborne Microbial Pathogens: Mechanisms and Pathogenesis

by Arun K. Bhunia

Book Overview

This graduate-level textbook focuses on the very latest information on the molecular and cellular mechanism of several major foodborne bacterial pathogens. For the first time this book links foodborne illness and immunology. It also covers virulence genes and their regulation in the host or the food environment, pathogenicity testing models, clinical symptoms and prevention and control strategies. A prerequisite to understanding the disease process...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441925627
• ISBN13: 9781441925626
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"