Released on = April 22, 2007, 9:48 pm

Press Release Author = Bharat Book Bureau

Industry = Marketing

Press Release Summary = Predicting the growth and behaviour of microorganisms in
food has long been an aim in food microbiology research. In recent years, microbial
models have evolved to become more exact and the discipline of quantitative
microbial ecology has gained increasing importance for food safety management

Press Release Body = Modelling microorganisms in food
Predicting the growth and behaviour of microorganisms in food has long been an aim
in food microbiology research. In recent years, microbial models have evolved to
become more exact and the discipline of quantitative microbial ecology has gained
increasing importance for food safety management, particularly as minimal processing
techniques have become more widely used. These processing methods operate closer to
microbial death, survival and growth boundaries and therefore require even more
precise models. Written by a team of leading experts in the field, Modelling
microorganims in food assesses the latest developments and provides an outlook for
the future of microbial modelling.

Part one discusses general issues involved in building models of microbial growth
and inactivation in foods, with chapters on the historical background of the field,
experimental design, data processing and model fitting, the problem of uncertainty
and variability in models and modelling lag-time. Further chapters review the use of
quantitative microbiology tools in predictive microbiology and the use of predictive
microbiology in risk assessment.

The second part of the book focuses on new approaches in specific areas of microbial
modelling, with chapters discussing the implications of microbial variability in
predictive modelling and the importance of taking into account microbial
interactions in foods. Predicting microbial inactivation under high pressure and the
use of mechanistic models are also covered. The final chapters outline the
possibility of incorporating systems biology approaches into food microbiology.
- assesses the latest developments in microbial modelling
- discusses the issues involved in building models of microbial growth
- chapters review the use of quantitative microbiology tools in predictive
microbiology
- looks at new approaches to microbial modelling behaviour
- written by a team of leading experts

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