Main description:

Antimicrobial Resistance and Food Safety: Methods and Techniques introduces antimicrobial resistant food-borne pathogens, their surveillance and epidemiology, emerging resistance and resistant pathogens. This analysis is followed by a systematic presentation of currently applied methodology and technology, including advanced technologies for detection, intervention, and information technologies. This reference can be used as a practical guide for scientists, food engineers, and regulatory personnel as well as students in food safety, food microbiology, or food science.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Antimicrobial Resistant Food-borne Pathogens Patrick Butaye, Maria de los Angeles Argudin Regueiro and John Threlfall 2. Antimicrobial Resistance of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Jinru Chen 3. Antibiotic Resistance in Pathogenic Salmonella Steven C. Ricke and Juliany Rivera Calo 4. Antimicrobial Resistance and Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli Mirko Rossi, Satu Olkkola, Mati Roasto, Rauni Kivistoe, Marja-Liisa Hanninen 5. Antimicrobial Resistance in Yersinia enterocolitica Anna Fabrega, Clara Balleste-Delpierre and Jordi Vila 6. Antimicrobial Resistance in Vibrio Species Craig Baker-Austin 7. Antimicrobial Resistance in Shigella Species Keith A. Lampel 8. Antimicrobial Resistance in Listeria spp. Nathan A. Jarvis, Philip G. Crandall, Corliss A. O'Bryan and Steven C. Ricke 9. Antibiotic Resistance in Enterococci: A Food Safety Perspective Anuradha Ghosh and Ludek Zurek 10. Clostridium difficile: A Food Safety Concern? Jane W. Marsh and Lee H. Harrison 11. Methods for the Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance and the Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Food-Producing Animals and Food of Animal Origin Kristina Kadlec, Sarah Wendlandt, Andrea T. Fessler and Stefan Schwarz 12. Non-Phenotypic Tests to Detect and Characterize Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms in Enterobacteriaceae Agnese Lupo, Krisztina M. Papp-Wallace, Robert A. Bonomo and Andrea Endimiani 13. Monitoring and Surveillance: The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System Emily Crarey, Claudine Kabera and Heather Tate 14. Risk Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance H. Gregg Claycamp 15. Food Microbial Safety and Animal Antibiotics Louis Anthony (Tony) Cox 16. Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Resistance Genes in the Water-Food Nexus of the Agricultural Environment Pei-Ying Hong 17. Development and Application of Novel Antimicrobials in Food and Food Processing Yangjin Jung and Karl R. Matthews 18. Database Resources Dedicated to Antimicrobial Peptides Guangshun Wang 19. Metabolic Network Analysis-Based Identification of Antimicrobial Drug Target in Pathogenic Bacteria Vinayak Kapatral 20. Application of Metagenomic Technologies for Antimicrobial Resistance and Food Safety Research and Beyond Chin-Yi Chen, Xianghe Yan, Siyun Wang and Charlene R. Jackson