Public health microbiology : methods and protocols /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Spencer, J. F. T., Ragout de Spencer, Alicia L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2004]
Series:Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v. 268.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Detection of tetracycline resistance genes by PCR methods
  • Integron analysis and genetic mapping of antimicrobial resistance genes in Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium
  • Molecular-based identification and typing of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli
  • Molecular genotyping methods and computerized analysis for the study of Salmonella enterica
  • Detection of infectious rotaviruses by flow cytometry
  • Integrated cell culture/PCR for detection of enteric viruses in environmental samples
  • Abundance in sewage of bacteriophages infecting Escherichia coli O157 : H7
  • Molecular genotyping of Irish rotavirus strains
  • Hepatitis A virus : molecular detection and typing
  • Typing fungal isolates : molecualr methods and computerized analysis
  • Fungal isolation and enumeration in foods
  • Determination of aflatoxins and zearalenone in different culture media
  • Intracellular multiplication of Legionella species and the influence of amoebae on their intracellular growth in human monocytes : mono mac 6 cells and acanthamoeba castellanii as suitable in vitro models
  • Viability of amoebae, fungal conidia, and yeasts : rapid assessment of flow cytometry
  • Detection and differentiation of Cryptosporidium oocysts in water by PCR-RFLP
  • Genotyping of Cryptosporidium parvum with microsatellite markers
  • Immunomagnetic separation of pathogenic organisms from environmental matrices
  • Detection of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in clinical and environmental samples
  • Interaction between lactic acid bacteria and gastrointestinal nematodes of caprine origin
  • Molecular detection of genes responsible for cyanobacterial toxin production in the genera Microcystis, Nodularia, and Cylindrospermopsis
  • Purification of antilisterial bacteriocins
  • The hazard analysis and critical control point system in food safety
  • Testing disinfectants in the food factory : phenol coefficient method
  • Nontraditional method of evaluating disinfectants : with isolated microorganisms from the food factory
  • Microbiological analysis of cosmetics
  • Helicobacter pylori and food products : a public health problem
  • Microbiological test for sanitation of equipment in the food factory
  • Spectrophotometric determination of histamine in fisheries using an enzyme immunoassay method
  • Flavonoids from Argentine Tagetes (Asteraceae) with antimicrobial activity
  • Purification of bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria
  • Production of antimicrobial substances by lactic acid bacteria I : determination of hydrogen peroxide
  • Production of antimicrobial substances by lactic acid bacteria II : screening bacteriocin-producing strains with probiotic purposes and characterization of a lactobacilus bacteriocin
  • Statistical models to optimize production of probiotic characteristics
  • Meat-model system development for antibacterial activity determination
  • Colonization capability of lactobacilli and pathogens in the respiratory tract of mice : microbiological, cytological, structural, and ultrastructural studies
  • Effects of estrogen administration on the colonization capability of lactobacilli and Escherichia coli in the urinary tracts of mice
  • Effect of lactobacilli administration in the vaginal tract in mice : evaluation of side effects and local immune response by local administration of selected strains
  • Determination of bacterial adhesion to intestinal mucus
  • Animal model for in vivo evaluation of cholesterol reduction by lactic acid bacteria
  • Assessing survival of dairy propionibacteria in gastrointestinal conditions and adherence to intestinal epithelia
  • Bacterial surface characteristics applied to selection of probiotic microorganisms
  • Adhesion ability of Lactobacillus to vaginal epithelial cells : study by microbiological methods
  • Hydroxylapatite beads as an experimental model to study the adhesion of lactic acid bacteria from the oral cavity to hard tissues
  • Microtechnique for identification of lactic acid bacteria
  • Differentiation of lactic acid bacteria strains by postelectriphoretic detection of esterases
  • Determination of lactic acid bacteria strains by postelectrophoretic detection of esterases
  • Determination of esterolytic and lipolytic activites of lactic acid bacteria
  • Meat-model system development for proteolytic activity determination
  • Beta-glucuronidase method to determine mastitis levels in goat milk
  • Differences between biogenic amine detection by HPLC methods using OPA and dansyl derivates
  • Microflora of the gastrointestinal tract : a review
  • Public health implicaitons related to spread of pathogens in manure from livestock and poultry operations
  • Molecular aspects of disease pathogenesis in the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies