Applied Dairy Microbiology Second Edition

This thoroughly revised and updated reference provides comprehensive coverage of the latest developments and scientific advances in dairy microbiology—emphasizing probiotics, fermented dairy products, disease prevention, and public health and regulatory control standards for dairy foods. Containing more than 2350 bibliographic citations, tables, drawings and photographs—550 more than the previous edition—Applied Dairy Microbiology, Second Edition is an invaluable reference for all food and dairy microbiologists, scientists, and technologists; toxicologists; food processors; sanitarians; dietitians; epidemiologists; bacteriologists; public health and regulatory personnel; and veterinarians; and an important text for upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and continuing-education students in these disciplines. ·

Offers an updated treatment of dairy microbiology, from basic information on dairy foods to special topics, including the microbiology of milk-producing animals, probiotics and conversion of whey into useful products.

Presents contemporary methods of measuring optical properties, moisture, ash content, and other physical characteristics of food and evaluates techniques used to trace nutrient analytes ranging from peptides, proteins, and enzymes to aroma compounds to carbohydrates and starch.

Throughout the world, milk and milk products are indispensablecomponents of the food chain. Not only do individual consumers useliquid milk for beverages and cooking, but food manufacturers usevast quantities of milk powder, concentrated milks, butter, andcream as raw materials for further processing. Effective qualityassurance in the dairy industry is needed now more than ever. Thiscompletely revised and expanded Third Edition of Dairy MicrobiologyHandbook, comprising both Volume I: Microbiology of Milk and VolumeII: Microbiology of Milk Products, updates the discipline’sauthoritative text with the latest safety research, guidelines, andinformation. Pathogens have become a major issue in dairy manufacturing.Escheria coli is a concern, and milk-borne strains of Mycobacteriumavium sub-sp. paratuberculosis have been identified as a possiblecause of Crohn’s disease. Even little-known parasites likeCryptosporidium have caused disease outbreaks. Consequently, ahazard analysis of selected control/critical points (HACCP) in anymanufacturing process has become essential to prevent thecontamination of food. This volume also: -Discusses new diagnostic techniques that allow a pathogen to bedetected in a retail sample in a matter of hours rather thandays -Provides thorough coverage of dairy microbiology principles aswell as practical applications -Includes the latest developments in dairy starter cultures andgenetic engineering techniques -Offers completely updated standards for Good ManufacturingPractice Quality control and product development managers,microbiologists, dairy scientists, engineers, and graduate studentswill find the Third Edition of Dairy Microbiology Handbook to be avital resource.