Food Chemistry & Science

Food Microbial and Molecular Biology
From Fundamentals to Applications

Editors: Saher Islam, PhD
Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD
Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD
Zaira Zaman Chowdhury, PhD

Food Microbial and Molecular Biology

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: September 2023
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781774910863
E-Book ISBN: 9781003300601
Pages: 474pp w/index
Binding Type: hardback / ebook
Notes: 3 color and 16 b/w illustrations

The ever-increasing globalization of the food industry demands new interventions and new prevention technologies to improve the safety and quality of food. This multidisciplinary new book addresses the major concerns of the food industry by discussing fermentation, spoilage, mycotoxins, pathogenic bacteria, prions, parasites, viruses, preservation methods, and food quality. The volume provides descriptions of the most advanced systems for identifying, analyzing, tracking, and monitoring microbial contaminants in food.

Key features:

  • Focuses on approaching complications in food science related to food safety and traceability

  • Highlights emerging and re-emerging foodborne microorganisms and their virulence characteristics

  • Includes recent approaches for food quality assurance and risk management

  • Describes the practicality of molecular biology and microbial technologies for effectual control of foodborne infections

  • Presents a detailed overview of the utilization of recent molecular techniques in food microbiology
With expert contributions from experienced academics involved in food microbiology and molecular biology research, this book offers indispensable guidance and a contemporary update for educators and scholars who are trying to keep informed with latest developments in food microbial and molecular biology.

CONTENTS:

Preface

PART I: FOOD QUALITY, SAFETY, AND TRACEABILITY: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
1. Global Food Safety and Quality: A Worldwide Scenario
Shashank M. Patil, Ramith Ramu, Prithvi S. Shirahatti, M. N. Nagendra Prasad, V. B. Chandana Kumari, S. Sujay, and M. Tejaswini

2. Assessment of Food Quality and Management of Food Safety: International Regulations and Consumer Preferences
Soumya Singh, Anurag Singh, Ankur Ojha, and Meenatai Kamble

3. Recent Approaches for Assuring Food Safety, Quality Systems, and Other Considerations
Muhsin Jamal, Liloma Shah, Sayed Muhammad Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari, Muhammad Asif Nawaz, Saadia Andleeb, Sana Raza, and Redaina

4. Food Hazards and Their Risk Management
Adnan Khaliq, Samreen Ahsan, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, Atif Liaqat, Tariq Mehmood, Nimra Sameed, Kanza Saeed, and Syed Junaid Ur Rahman

5. Foodborne Illness: Causes and Preventive Measures
Bindu Sadanandan, Gangaraju Divyashri, and Priya Ashrit

PART II: FOODBORNE PATHOGENS: EMERGING AND REEMERGING
6. Foodborne Pathogens: An Introduction
Faiza Anum, Arifa Tahir, and Saira Khan

7. Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety Regulations
Mahesh Pattabhiramaiah and Shanthala Mallikarjunaiah

8. Foodborne Organisms: General Characteristics, Virulence Factors, and Clinical Manifestations
Hettipala Arachchige Darshanee Ruwandeepika, Deneththi Nimesh Madushanka, and Thotawaththage Sanjeewa Prasad Jayaweera

9. Pathogenic Microbes in the Food Systems
Atif Liaqat, Samreen Ahsan, Rabia Iqbal, Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai, and Adnan Khaliq

10. Microbial Pathogens and Mycotoxins in the Food and its Control Measures
Raveendran Reshma, Radhakrishnan Preetha, and Devarajan Thangadurai

11. Food Microbial Hazards, Safety, and Quality Control: A Strategic Approach
Aysha Sameen, Amna Sahar, Farwa Tariq, Usman Mir Khan, Tayyaba Tariq, and Bushra Ishfaq

PART III: SEQUENCING TECHNIQUES AND BIOINFORMATIC APPROACHES IN FOOD SAFETY, QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY
12. Molecular Techniques in Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Lakshmanan Nandhini, Muralidharan Priyadharshee, Radhakrishnan Preetha, and Devarajan Thangadurai

13. Sequencing, Bioinformatics Tools, and Databases in Food Microbiology
Sushma Pradeep, Anisha S. Jain, Chandan Dharmashekara, Ashwini Prasad, Kollur Shiva Prasad, Chandrashekar Srinivasa, and Chandan Shivamallu

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Saher Islam, PhD
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan

Saher Islam, PhD, is a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of Biotechnology of Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan. She has edited five books, including Sequencing Technologies in Microbial Food Safety and Quality and Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Management. She has visited USA, UK, Singapore, Germany, Italy, and Russia for academic and scientific training, courses, and meetings. She is the recipient of a 2016 Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel Grant from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany. Her research interests are in genetics, molecular biology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics, and Dr. Islam has significant hands-on experience in molecular marker analysis, whole genome sequencing, and RNA sequencing. Dr. Islam received her PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. She was an IRSIP Scholar at Cornell University, New York, and Visiting Scholar at West Virginia State University, West Virginia in USA.

Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD
Professor, Karnatak University, Dharwad in India

Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD, is a Professor at Karnatak University, Dharwad, India, and did his postdoctoral research at the University of Madeira, Portugal, University of Delhi, India, and the ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, India. He has authored and edited more than 35 books with international scientific publishers in USA, UK, Canada, Switzerland, and India. He has travelled to many universities and institutes in Africa, Europe, and Asia for academic work, scientific meetings, and international collaborations. He is also reviewer for several journals, including Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Food Science and Technology International, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal of Food Science, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, and International Journal of Plant Production. Professor Thangadurai is the recipient of a Best Young Scientist Award with a gold medal from Acharya Nagarjuna University, India, and a VGST-SMYSR Young Scientist Award of the Government of Karnataka, India. His interest and expertise is in the fields of biodiversity and biotechnology, genetics and genomics of food crops and beneficial microbes for sustainable agricultural development.

Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD
Assistant Professor, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India

Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India. She has authored a textbook, Molecular Mycology, and has edited several books. She has been trained in next-generation sequencing and data analysis at the Malaysia Genome Institute, Malaysia. She earned her BSc in Microbiology and PhD in Environmental Sciences from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She holds an MSc in Environmental Sciences from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She was a recipient of a Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship and the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship of the University Grants Commission, Government of India, for doctoral studies. She served as a Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow and UGC Postdoctoral Fellow at Karnatak University, Dharwad, South India. She has carried out her doctoral and postdoctoral research in the fields of microbiology and metagenomics respectively.

Zaira Zaman Chowdhury, PhD
Assistant Professor, Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, Malaysia

Zaira Zaman Chowdhury, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT) at the University of Malaya, Malaysia, where she has been appointed as Senior Research Fellow and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. She is highly experienced in antimicrobial treatment and development of food additives using nanotechnology. She has also worked on synthesis of micro- and nanostructured carbon and biomass processing using catalysts. She has published more than 100 papers in top-ranking journals. Currently, she is supervising 10 PhD and 11 MSc scholars at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. She has received several esteemed awards such as Elsevier’s Atlas Award and Best Paper Award on Fourth Generation Nano-Antioxidant Synthesis from New Zealand. Dr. Chowdhury received her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Malaya and her training in Environmental Analytical Chemistry at TAFE, Sydney, Australia. She has also received Cambridge International Diploma for Teachers and Trainers (CIDTT) from Cambridge University, UK, with distinction.




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