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Public Health Microbiology

Methods and Protocols

Editors:

  1. John F. T. Spencer

    1. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos, (PROIMI)-CONICET, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

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  2. Alicia L. Ragout de Spencer

    1. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos, (PROIMI)-CONICET, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 268)

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Table of contents (52 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Bacteria

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Detection of Tetracycline Resistance Genes by PCR Methods

      • Rustam I. Aminov, Joanne C. Chee-Sanford, Natalie Garrigues, Asma Mehboob, Roderick I. Mackie
      Pages 3-13

    4. Molecular-Based Identification and Typing of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli

      • Brigid Lucey, Fiona O’Halloran, Séamus Fanning
      Pages 33-47

    5. Molecular Genotyping Methods and Computerized Analysis for the Study of Salmonella enterica

      • Ana Belén Vivanco, Juan Alvarez, Idoia Laconcha, Nuria López-Molina, Aitor Rementeria, Javier Garaizar
      Pages 49-57

  3. Viruses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Detection of Infectious Rotaviruses by Flow Cytometry

      • Albert Bosch, Rosa M. Pintó, Jaume Comas, Francesc-Xavier Abad
      Pages 61-68

    5. Molecular Genotyping of Irish Rotavirus Strains

      • Fiona O’Halloran, Séamus Fanning
      Pages 89-102

    6. Hepatitis A Virus

      • Glòria Sánchez, Cristina Villena, Albert Bosch, Rosa M. Pintó
      Pages 103-114

  4. Fungi

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Typing Fungal Isolates

      • Aitor Rementeria, Ana Belén Vivanco, Ainara Cadaval, María Teresa Ruesga, Sonia Brena, José Pontón et al.
      Pages 117-125

    3. Fungal Isolation and Enumeration in Foods

      • Dante Javier Bueno, Julio Oscar Silva, Guillermo Oliver
      Pages 127-131

    4. Determination of Aflatoxins and Zearalenone in Different Culture Media

      • Dante Javier Bueno, Guillermo Oliver
      Pages 133-137

  5. Other Pathogens

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    3. Viability of Amoebae, Fungal Conidia, and Yeasts

      • Judith A. Noble-Wang, Shangtong Zhang, Daniel Price, Donald G. Ahearn
      Pages 153-161

    4. Detection and Differentiation of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Water by PCR-RFLP

      • Lihua Xiao, Altaf A. Lal, Jianlin Jiang
      Pages 163-176
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About this book

Public Health Microbiology: Methods and Protocols is focused on microorganisms that can present a hazard to human health in the course of everyday life. There are chapters dealing with organisms that are directly pathogenic to humans, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi; on organisms that produce toxins during growth in their natural habitats; on the use of bacteriocins produced by such organisms as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria; as well as several chapters on hazard analysis, the use of disinfectants, microbiological analysis of cosmetics, and microbiological tests for sanitation equipment in food factories. Additional chapters look at the use of animals (mice) in the study of the various characteristics of milk and their relationships with lactic acid bacteria in particular. Other chapters focus on special methods for determining particular components of milk. In particular, in Parts I and II, on bacterial and viral pathogens, special attention is given to methods for PCR detection of genes with resistance to tetracycline, as well as to Salmonella enterica; for identification and typing of Campylobacter coli; for detection of the abundance of enteric viruses, hepatitis A virus, and rotaviruses in sewage, and of bacteriophages infecting the O157:H7 strain of Escherichia coli. Part III offers methods for computerized analysis and typing of fungal isolates, for isolation and enumeration of fungi in foods, and for the determination of aflatoxin and zearalenone.
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Reviews

"...highly recommended for graduate students as well as advanced researchers working in the field of public health microbiology." - International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos, (PROIMI)-CONICET, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

    John F. T. Spencer, Alicia L. Ragout de Spencer

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Public Health Microbiology

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: John F. T. Spencer, Alicia L. Ragout de Spencer

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1385/1592597661

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-117-2Published: 20 May 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-371-8Published: 10 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-766-6Published: 02 February 2008

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 548

  • Topics: Infectious Diseases

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