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HANDBOOK OF

Microbiological

Examination of Food

SECOND EDITION

RONALD M. ATLAS

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Handbook of microbiological media for the examination of food / by Ronald M. Atlas.--2nd ed.

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1. Food--Microbiology--Laboratory manuals. 2. Culture media (Biology)--Laboratory manuals. I. Title:

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Preface

methods of preparation, and uses of each medium. It

lists the common synonyms for the various media

and the commercial sources when they are available.

The index provides a convenient tool for finding the

media by names and application for the detection of

specific microorganisms of interest.

Increased emphasis on the microbiological safety of

foods has led to greater testing of foods for poten-

tially pathogenic microorganisms. Careful quality

control in the food industry has become essential for

preventing outbreaks of foodborne disease and for

controlling food spoilage. Many foods are routinely

examined for the presence of disease-causing and

food spoilage microorganisms. Many of these qual-

ity control procedures involve the cultivation of

microorganisms using a variety of media that are

described in the second edition of the Handbook of

Microbiological Media for the Examination of Food .

Importantly, the Handbook of Microbiological

Media for the Examination of Food includes

descriptions of expected results as they apply to

microorganisms of importance for the examination

of foods. The compositions of various media can be

compared so that alternate media can be used. Simi-

lar or identical media described by different names

that actually have the same formulations can be

readily identified.

Given that an estimated 14 million cases of food-

borne disease with known microbial pathogens

occur every year in the United States alone, the Food

and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of

Agriculture have been implementing new regula-

tions and guidance for the microbial testing of a

variety of foods. Similarly, Europe and other regions

of the developed world are implementing stricter

oversight of food safety to ensure that foods are free

of potentially dangerous pathogens, e.g., Salmonella

spp, Vibrio spp., Listeria monocytogenes , Campylo-

bacter jejuni , etc.

Emerging diseases caused by foodborne pathogens,

such as Escherichia coli O157:H7, that have high

mortality rates have raised special concerns. This

has encouraged the development of new media for

the cultivation of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that

can aid in the rapid detection of microorganisms in

foods and the protection of the food supply. Many of

these new media include chromogenic or fluoro-

genic substrates that permit the specific rapid detec-

tion of pathogens of concern.

The second edition of the Handbook of Microbiolog-

ical Media for the Examination of Food provides

descriptions of the media used to cultivate microor-

ganisms from foods. Almost 1,400 media are

described in the Handbook , including all the media

recommended by the Food and Drug Administration

for the detection of microorganisms in foods as well

as media used elsewhere in the world. The Hand-

book includes descriptions of the media used to cul-

tivate microorganisms used for food production as

well as those that are important for quality control,

i.e., the cultivation of potential pathogens and food-

spoilage microorganisms.

Using the second edition of the Handbook of Micro-

biological Media for the Examination of Food

should save time and effort for anyone cultivating

microorganisms. The media are organized alphabeti-

cally. Each medium includes the composition,

instructions for the preparation, and uses of each of

the media.

The information needed to prepare media for the

cultivation of microorganisms can easily be found in

the Handbook . It should be a valuable resource for

anyone working in the area of food microbiology.

About the Author

Ronald M. Atlas is Professor of Biology at the Uni-

versity of Louisville. He received his B.S. from the

State University of New York at Stony Brook

in 1968 and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Rutgers in

1970 and 1972, respectively. Dr. Atlas has received

a number of honors including: The University of

Louisville Excellence in Research Award, the

Johnson and Johnson Fellowship for Biology, and

the ASM Award in Applied and Environmental

Microbiology.

He has taught a variety of courses in microbiology

including food and industrial microbiology and has

authored several microbiology textbooks. He has

conducted studies on the use of gene probes and the

polymerase chain reaction for the detection of

pathogens and indicator bacteria in water and food.

He has served on the editorial boards of Applied

and Environmental Microbiology, BioScience, Bio-

techniques, and Journal of Industrial Microbiology .

He is editor of CRC Critical Reviews in Microbiol-

ogy. He also has served as President of the Ameri-

can Society for Microbiology.

The second edition of the Handbook of Microbiolog-

ical Media for the Examination of Food compiles in

one place in a consistent style the formulations,

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