Table of Contents:
  • Microbes and the law : safety assessment and regulation of beneficial microorganisms / Ingvar Sundh, Andrea Wilcks, and Mark S. Goettel
  • Safety and regulation of microorganisms added to the food and feed chains, including probiotics : introduction and overview / Stephen Wessels
  • Microbes for human and animal consumption / Atte von Wright
  • Antibiotic resistance in relation to starter cultures and probiotics / Andrea Wilcks and Angela H.A.M. van Hoek
  • Biopreservation of food and feed by postharvest biocontrol with microorganisms / Michael Wisniewski and Samir Droby
  • Safety and regulation of microbal pest control agents and microbial plant growth promoters-introduction and overview / Rüdiger Hauschild
  • Microbial control of invertebrate pests / Stefan T. Jaronski
  • Microbial control of plant diseases / Claude Alabouvette, Ulf Heilig, and Christelle Cordier
  • Safety and regulation of microbial control of weeds / Harry C. Evans and Marion K. Seier
  • Plant growth promotion with microorganisms / John G. Howieson and Sharon L. Fox
  • Regulation of microorganisms used for bioremediation, biorefinery and other bioindustrial applications in the USA and Canada / Jim Louter, John J. Sedivy, and Mark Segal
  • Determining the safety of microorganisms-introduction and overview / Hans E.N. Bergmans
  • Virulence genes in risk assessment of beneficial microorganisms: what do genome sequences tell us? / Trudy M. Wassenaar and Thomas Alter
  • Occupational safety of microbial agents / Anne Mette Madsen and Kira Tendal
  • Model systems for testing microbial pathogenicity, virulence and toxicity-introduction and overview / Andrea Wilcks, Mark S. Goettel,and Ingvar Sundh
  • Nematode and insect models to assay microbial infectivity, virulence, and cytotoxicity / C. Leopold Kurz and François Leulier
  • Assessing potential cytotoxicity of biocontrol microorganisms using invertebrate assays / Claudio Altomare, Barbara Pernfuss, and Hermann Strasser
  • Assessing genotoxic effects of microbial products / Milton A. Typas and Vassili N. Kouvelis
  • Assessing the sensitization and irritation properties of microorganisms / Gregorio Loprieno
  • International conventions and agreements-consequences for international trade and utilization of biological matter including microorganisms / Carl-Gustaf Thornström
  • OECD guidelines and harmonization for microbial control agents / Jeroen Meeussen
  • Understanding public risk perception for the use of beneficial microorganisms / Keith D. Warner.