Prescott's Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259281594
Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 41.1, Problem 1RIA
What are some intrinsic factors that influence food spoilage and how do they exert their effects?
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Prescott's Microbiology
Ch. 41.1 - What are some intrinsic factors that influence...Ch. 41.1 - How would the spoilage of bread differ from that...Ch. 41.1 - Why do sausage and other ground meat products...Ch. 41.1 - What extrinsic factors can determine whether food...Ch. 41.2 - MICRO INQUIRY Canned products such as vegetable...Ch. 41.2 - Describe the major approaches used in food...Ch. 41.2 - What types of chemicals can be used to preserve...Ch. 41.2 - What cellular component does HHP target? What is...Ch. 41.2 - How does nisin function? What bacterial genus...Ch. 41.2 - Prob. 5RIA
Ch. 41.2 - What are the major gases involved in MAP? How are...Ch. 41.3 - MICRO INQUIRY What foods are most prone to...Ch. 41.3 - What is the difference between a food-borne...Ch. 41.3 - What practical recommendations regarding food...Ch. 41.3 - Prob. 3RIACh. 41.3 - Members of what microbial genus produce fumonisins...Ch. 41.4 - MICRO INQUIRY Why is it important that PulseNet...Ch. 41.4 - How are most food-borne pathogens detected?Ch. 41.4 - Why is it advantageous to omit the pre-enrichment...Ch. 41.4 - How is PulseNet used in the surveillance of...Ch. 41.4 - How are most food-borne pathogens detected?Ch. 41.5 - Can you name at least two features that make these...Ch. 41.5 - What are the major types of milk fermentations?Ch. 41.5 - What are the major types of milk fermentations?Ch. 41.5 - What major steps are used to produce cheese? How...Ch. 41.5 - Prob. 1.4RIACh. 41.5 - Describe and contrast the processes of wine and...Ch. 41.5 - How do champagnes differ from wines?Ch. 41.5 - Describe how distilled spirits such as whiskey are...Ch. 41.5 - What microorganisms are most important in...Ch. 41.6 - What bacterial genera are often included in...Ch. 41.6 - How are probiotics used in agriculture?Ch. 41 - Compare the sell-by date of a package of hot dogs...Ch. 41 - You are going through a salad line in a cafeteria...Ch. 41 - Why were aflatoxins not discovered before the...Ch. 41 - What advantage might the Shiga-like toxin give E....Ch. 41 - Keep a record of what you eat for a day or two....Ch. 41 - During cheese production, LAB convert lactose to...Ch. 41 - Following recent outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7...
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