Microbes in Food and Health

Book Overview

Non Dairy Functional Foods: Potential of Probiotics.- Impact of Probiotics and Gut Microbiota on Host Behavior.- Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Potential of Polyphenols from Foods.- Oxidative Stress: Role of Natural Antioxidant Compounds.- Medicinal Importance of Mangrove Plants.- Health Benefits and Possible Risks of Herbal Medicine.- Health Benefits of Trace Elements in Human Diseases.- Fortified Foods and Medicinal Plants as Immunomodulators.- Health Benefits of Probiotics Consumption.- Application of Active Edible Film as Food Packaging for Food Preservation and Extending Shelf-life.- Edible Membranes Containing Antimicrobial Compounds: Current Approach and Future Prospects.- Irradiation: A Technique for Microbial Decontamination of Medicinal Plants.- Microbial Food Spoilage: Control Strategies for Shelf Life Extension Aspergillus and ochratoxin A in Latin America.- Listeria monocytogenes in Milk Products.- Listeria species: Re-emerging Pathogen in Drinking Water Utilities.- Listeria monocytogenes: A Dangerous and Insidious Pathogen in Seafood.- Prevalence and Persistence of Listeria monocytogenes in dairy and other ready-to-eat food products in Africa.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319797603
• ISBN13: 9783319797601
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"