Table of Contents:
  • PCR basics / Amanda Fairchild, Margie D. Lee, and John J. Maurer
  • The mythology of PCR : a warning to the wise / John J. Maurer
  • Sample preparation for PCR / Margie D. Lee and Amanda Fairchild
  • Making PCR a normal routine of the food microbiology lab / Susan Sanchez
  • Molecular detection of foodborne bacterial pathogens / Azlin Mustapha and Yong Li
  • Molecular approaches for the detection of foodborne viral pathogens / Doris H. D'Souza and Lee-Ann Jaykus
  • Molecular tools for the identification of foodborne parasites / Ynes Ortega.