Decades of development of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have yielded a significant
array of associated techniques that make it possible to rapidly detect low numbers of all …

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) shortens conventional microbiological methods for
the detection of food pathogens either by replacing the conventional biochemical and …

Molecular biological methods that use antibodies and nucleic acids to detect specific
foodborne bacterial pathogens were scarcely known a decade and a half ago. Few …

The detection and enumeration of microorganisms in food are an essential part of any
quality control or food safety plan. Traditional methods of detecting foodborne pathogenic …

Traditional microbiological methods for testing foods for the presence of pathogens rely on
growth in culture media, followed by isolation, and biochemical and serological …

Microbiological contamination of foods and drinking water is a global problem, and a
significant amount of expense is being incurred as a result of such contamination. The …

The detection of food-borne pathogens has traditionally involved time-and labor-intensive
enrichment and plating procedures. However, with the development of new diagnostic …

The surveillance of foodborne pathogens in food industries has shown the urgent need for
rapid and dependable methods to detect and characterize the organisms in food and …

Over the past decade many improvements have been seen in both conventional and
modern methods for the detection of pathogenic bacteria in foods. Modifications and …

A collection of readily reproducible classic and emerging molecular methods for the
laboratory isolation and identification of the pathogens, viruses, and parasites that cause …