Detection of Microorganisms in foods: methods and techniques
How to detect microorganisms in food ? Various techniques can be used for determination of microorganisms in food. Some of them give total count (viable+ […]
Food Microbiology
Microbial spoilage of milk and milk products
Contamination of milk: Contamination of milk occurs at two levels: On farm: Freshly drawn milk contains relatively few bacteria however Micrococcus and Streptococcus are usually […]
Microbiological spoilage of Canned foods
Canned foods: Heated canned foods are microbiologically more stable than most other foods. Better keeping quality of heated canned food is due to: Heat treatment […]
Microbial spoilage of meat and methods of preservation
Contamination of meat The healthy inner flesh of the meat contains few or no micro-organisms although they have been found in lymph node and bone […]
Food sampling and preparation for microbial analysis
Microbial analysis of food Food is a good culture medium for growth of many microorganisms. The presence of microorganisms in food causes decomposition and spoilage […]
Microbial spoilage of eggs and methods of preservation
Food Spoilage: Food spoilage refers to the damage or destruction of food so as to make it undesirable for human consumption. Such spoilage may be […]
Food borne bacterial gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella, E. coli and Vibrio spp
1. Salmonellosis: Gastroenteritis caused by Salmonella spp. is called as Salmonellosis which is caused by ingestion of viable Salmonella spp. in food. It is most […]
Food poisoning caused by Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium perfringens gastroenteritis Clostridium perfringens causes food borne gastroenteritis which is due to enterotoxin production. Clostridium perfringeus multiply and produce enterotoxin in food. After ingestion, […]
Botulism: Food poisoning caused by Clostridium botulinum
Botulism: Botulism is a neuro paralytic intoxication caused by ingestion of preformed enterotoxin in food produced by Clostridium botulinum. Etiological agent for Botulism: Clostridium botulinum […]
Food borne disease: food poisoning and food infection with example
Concept of food borne disease: Food borne disease are divided into two main types i.e. poisoning and infection. Food poisoning: If disease is caused by […]