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History of Microorganisms in Food -Taxonomy, Role, and Significance of Microorganisms in Foods -Intrinsic and Extrinsic Parameters of Foods that Affect Microbial Growth -Fresh Meats and Poultry -Processed Meats and Seafoods -Vegetable and Fruit Products -Milk, Fermentation, Fermented, and Nonfermented Dairy Products -Nondairy Fermented Foods and Products -Miscellaneous Food Products -Culture, Microscopic, and Sampling Methods -Chemical, Biological, and Physical Methods -Bioassay and Related Methods -Food Protection with Chemicals and Biocontrol -Food Protection with Modified Atmospheres -Radiation Protection of Foods and Nature of Microbial Radiation Resistance -Protection of Foods Using Low Temperatures, and Characteristics of Psychrotrophic Microorganisms -Protection of Foods Using High-Temperatures, and Characteristics of Thermophilic Microorganisms -Protection of Foods by Drying -Other Food Protection Methods -Indicators of Food Microbial Quality and Safety -The Haccp and Fso System, and Food Safety -Introduction to Foodborne Pathogens -Staphylococcal Gastroenteritis -Food Poisoning Caused by Gram-Positive Sporeforming Bacteria -Foodborne Listeriosis -Foodborne Gastroenteritis Caused by Salmonella and Shigella -Foodborne Gastroenteritis Caused by Escherichia Coli -Foodborne Gastroenteritis Caused by Vibrio, Yersinia, and Campylobacter Species -Foodborne Animal Parasites -Mycotoxins -Viruses and Some other Proven and Suspected Foodborne Biohazards -Appendix