Genomics of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens
Foodborne illnesses caused by various bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens lead to a high number of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. and throughout the world. Recent advances in microbial genomics have significantly improved our understanding of the
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Food Microbiology and Food Safety Series Food Microbiology and Food Safety publishes valuable, practical, and timely resources for professionals and researchers working on microbiological topics associated with foods, as well as food safety issues and problems.
Series Editor Michael P. Doyle, Regents Professor and Director of the Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffith, GA, USA Editorial Board Francis F. Busta, Director, National Center for Food Protection and Defense, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Bruce R. Cords, Vice President, Environment, Food Safety & Public Health, Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, MN, USA Catherine W. Donnelly, Professor of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA Paul A. Hall, President, AIV Microbiology and Food Safety Consultants, LLC, Hawthorn Woods, IL, USA Ailsa D. Hocking, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO—Food Science Australia, North Ryde, Australia Thomas J. Montville, Professor of Food Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA R. Bruce Tompkin, Formerly Vice President-Product Safety, ConAgra Refrigerated Prepared Foods, Downers Grove, IL, USA
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Genomics of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens
Editors
Martin Wiedmann Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Stocking Hall 116, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Wei Zhang Illinois Institute of Technology, National Center for Food Safety & Technology, S. Archer Rd. 6502, Summit, IL 60501, USA
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Editors Martin Wiedmann Department of Food Science Cornell University Stocking Hall 116 Ithaca, NY 14853, USA [email protected]
Wei Zhang Illinois Institute of Technology National Center for Food Safety and Technology S. Archer Rd. 6502 Summit, IL 60501, USA [email protected]
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Preface
Bacterial genomics is a rapidly expanding and fast moving research area. Considerable new knowledge has been gained by studying bacterial genomes and their functions. Genomics has now become an integral part of bacterial studies which provide new insi
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