Molecular Food Microbiology

Forming part of the Food Microbiology series, this book provides a state of art coverage on molecular techniques applicable to food microbiology.

Dongyou Liu, Ph.D., studied veterinary science at Hunan Agricultural University, China and conducted postgraduate research on the generation and application of monoclonal antibodies for improved immunodiagnosis of human hydatidosis at School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Australia.Inthe past three decades, hehas worked at several research and clinical laboratories in Australia and the United States of America, with focuses on molecular characterization of microbial pathogens and detection of human genetic disorders and tumors/cancers. He is the first author of >50 original research and review articles in peer-reviewed international journals, the contributor of 275 book chapters, and the editor of ＂Handbook of Listeria monocytogenes＂ (2008), ＂Handbook of Nucleic Acid Purification＂ (2009), ＂Molecular Detection of Foodborne Pathogens＂ (2009), ＂Molecular Detection of Human Viral Pathogens＂ (2010), ＂Molecular Detection of Human Bacterial Pathogens＂ (2011), ＂Molecular Detection of Human Fungal Pathogens＂ (2011), ＂Molecular Detection of Human Parasitic Pathogens＂ (2012), ＂Manual of Security Sensitive Microbes and Toxins＂ (2014), ＂Molecular Detection of Animal Viral Pathogens＂ (2016), ＂Laboratory Models for Foodborne Infections＂ (2017), ＂Handbook of Foodborne Diseases＂ (2018), and ＂Handbook of Tumor Syndromes＂ (2020), all of which are published by CRC Press. He is also a co-editor for ＂Molecular Medical Microbiology 2nd edition＂ (2014), which is released by Elsevier. Further, he is the author of recent CRC books: ＂Pocket Guides to Biomedical Sciences: Tumors and Cancers - Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems＂ (2017), ＂Pocket Guides to Biomedical Sciences: Tumors and Cancers - Head, Neck, Heart, Lung and Gut＂ (2017), ＂Pocket Guides to Biomedical Sciences: Tumors and Cancers - Skin, Soft Tissue, Bone and Urogenitals＂ (2017), and ＂Pocket Guides to Biomedical Sciences: Tumors and Cancers - Endocrine glands, Blood, Marrow and Lymph＂ (2017).