Food Microbiology ─ A Laboratory Manual

The first of the Manual’s four sections reviews basic microbiology techniques; the second contains exercises to evaluate the microbiota of various foods and enumerate indicator microorganisms. Both of the first two sections emphasize conventional cultural techniques. The third section focuses on procedures for detecting pathogens in food, offering students the opportunity to practice cultural, biochemical, immunoassay, and genetic methods. The final section discusses beneficial microorganisms and their role in food fermentations, concentrating on lactic acid bacteria and their bacteriocins. This comprehensive text also:

- Focuses on detection and analysis of food-bourne pathogenic microorganisms like Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella
- Includes color photographs on a companion Web site in order to show students what their own petri plates or microscope slides should look like: http://class.fst.ohio-state.edu/fst636/fst636.htm
- Explains techniques in an accessible manner, using flow charts and drawings
- Employs a "building block" approach throughout, with each new chapter building upon skills from the previous chapter

CAROLYN CARLSTROM is a Graduate Teaching Associate in the Department of Microbiology at The Ohio State University, as well as a PhD candidate with a specialization in environmental microbiology.

PART I. BASICS OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY.

1. BASIC MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES.

PART II. FOOD MICROBIOTA.

2. TOTAL PLATE COUNT.

3. YEASTS AND MOLDS.

4. COLIFORM COUNT IN FOOD.

5. MESOPHILIC AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC SPORES.

6. MICROBIOTA OF FOOD PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT.

PART III. FOOD-TRANSMITTED PATHOGENS.

7. Staphylococcus aureus.

8. Listeria monocytogenes.

9. Salmonella.

10. Escherichia coli O157:H7.

PART IV. FOOD FERMENTATION.

11. LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION AND BACTERIOCIN PRODUCTION.

APPENDIX A: LABORATORY EXERCISE REPORT.

APPENDIX B: MICROBIAL GROWTH KINETICS.

APPENDIX C: MICROBIOLOGICAL MEDIA.

INDEX.