Rapid Detection and Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens by Molecular Techniques (Hardcover)

Molecular Techniques for Detecting, Quantifying, and Subspecies Typing of Foodborne Pathogenic BacteriaThe Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Real-Time PCR (Rti-PCR)Nested PCRLoop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) AssayPulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA (RAPD)Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST)Resriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) and PCR-RFLPAmplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP)Escherichia coli O157:H7Characteristics of the OrganismVirulence FactorsPhenotypic Variation of E. coli O157:H7PCR Assays Involving Molecular Probes and Real-Time PCR (Rti-PCR)Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) of DNAImmunomagnetic Separation and PCRRestriction Fragment Length PolymorphismSubspecies Typing of E. coli O157:H7 IsolatesShigellaCharacteristics of the GenusVirulence FactorsPCR Detection of ShigellaeSalmonellaCharacteristics of the GenusMolecular TechniquesVibrio vulnificusCharacteristics of the OrganismVirulence FactorsEnrichment and Isolation MediaIdentification of V. vulnificus IsolatesTyping of V. vulnificus Isolates below the Species LevelMolecular Methods for Detection and TypingVibrio parahaemolyticusCharacteristics of the OrganismClinical Symptoms Due to Infections by V. parahaemolyticusEcology of V. parahaemolyticusPhenotypic Characteristics of V. parahaemolyticusSensitivity of V. parahaemolyticus to Low TemperaturesIsolation and Cultivation of V. parahaemolticusPreservation of V. parahaemolyticus IsolatesBacteriophage for V. parahaemolyticusUse of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for Detection of V. parahaemolyticusMolecular Typing of V. parahaemolyticus Isolates below the Species LevelThe O3:K6 pandemic cloneVibrio choleraCharacteristics of the OrganismFactors Associated with the Virulence of V. choleraePCR Detection, Identification, and Characterization of V. choleraeMolecular Typing of V. cholerae IsolatesAcquisition of Antibiotic ResistanceBiotype Conversion by PhageAeromonas hydrophilaCharacteristics of the OrganismPCR DetectionDistribution of Toxin GenesGenotyping Using Hemolysin and Aerolysin GenesRestriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP)Plesiomonas shigelloidesCharacteristics of the OrganismNomenclature and TaxonomyPhysiological and Biochemical CharacteristicsEcological DistributionToxins and Invasive Factorsβ-HemolysisIsolationSerologyEpidemiology and OutbreaksApplication of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Campylobacter jejuniCharacteristics of the OrganismEcological Distribution of CampylobactersVirulence FactorsIsolation of Campylobacters from FoodsSerotyping of Campylobacters and Immunological DetectionBacteriophage Typing of C. jejuniMolecular Methods of Detectng and Typing CampylobactersThe Viable but Nonculturable (VBNC) State of CampylobactersThe Coccoid form of C. jejuniImmunomagnetic Capture of C. jejuniStaphylococcus aureusCharacteristics of the OrganismMolecular Techniques for Detection and Identification of S. aureusThe Role of S. aureus Bacteriophage (Phage) in PathogenesisListeria monocytogenesCharacteristics of the OrganismClostridium botulinumCharacteristics of the OrganismRelationship between Botulism and SeafoodInfant BotulismMolecular Techniques Applied to C. botulinumClostridium perfringensCharacteristics of the OrganismMolecular Methods for Detection of C. perfringensMolecular Typing of IsolatesBacillus cereusCharacteristics of the OrganismSelective Isolation of B. cereusThe Emetic Toxin CereulideEnterotoxins of B. cereusMolecular Methods for Detection and Confirmation of B. cereusMolecular Typing of B. cereus Isolates