Public Health Microbiology

Bacteria.- Detection of Tetracycline Resistance Genes by PCR Methods.- Integron Analysis and Genetic Mapping of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium.- Molecular-Based Identification and Typing of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli.- Molecular Genotyping Methods and Computerized Analysis for the Study of Salmonella enterica.- Viruses.- Detection of Infectious Rotaviruses by Flow Cytometry.- Integrated Cell Culture/PCR for Detection of Enteric Viruses in Environmental Samples.- Abundance in Sewage of Bacteriophages Infecting Escherichia coli O157:H7.- Molecular Genotyping of Irish Rotavirus Strains.- Hepatitis A Virus.- Fungi.- Typing Fungal Isolates.- Fungal Isolation and Enumeration in Foods.- Determination of Aflatoxins and Zearalenone in Different Culture Media.- Other Pathogens.- Intracellular Multiplication of Legionella Species and the Influence of Amoebae on Their Intracellular Growth in Human Monocytes.- Viability of Amoebae, Fungal Conidia, and Yeasts.- Detection and Differentiation of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Water by PCR-RFLP.- Genotyping of Cryptosporidium parvum With Microsatellite Markers.- Immunomagnetic Separation of Pathogenic Organisms From Environmental Matrices.- Detection of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in Clinical and Environmental Samples.- Interaction Between Lactic Acid Bacteria and Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Caprine Origin.- Molecular Detection of Genes Responsible for Cyanobacterial Toxin Production in the Genera Microcystis, Nodularia, and Cylindrospermopsis.- Bacteriocins and Other Inhibitors.- Purification of Antilisterial Bacteriocins.- The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System in Food Safety.- Testing Disinfectants in the Food Factory.- Nontraditional Method of Evaluating Disinfectants.-Microbiological Analysis of Cosmetics.- Helicobacter pylori and Food Products.- Microbiological Test for Sanitation of Equipment in the Food Factory.- Spectrophotometric Determination of Histamine in Fisheries Using an Enzyme Immunoassay Method.- Flavonoids From Argentine Tagetes (Asteraceae) With Antimicrobial Activity.- Purification of Bacteriocins Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria.- Production of Antimicrobial Substances by Lactic Acid Bacteria I.- Production of Antimicrobial Substances by Lactic Acid Bacteria II.- Statistical Models to Optimize Production of Probiotic Characteristics.- Meat-Model System Development for Antibacterial Activity Determination.- In Vivo Studies in Mice.- Colonization Capability of Lactobacilli and Pathogens in the Respiratory Tract of Mice.- Effects of Estrogen Administration on the Colonization Capability of Lactobacilli and Escherichia coli in the Urinary Tracts of Mice.- Effect of Lactobacilli Administration in the Vaginal Tract of Mice.- Determination of Bacterial Adhesion to Intestinal Mucus.- Animal Model for In Vivo Evaluation of Cholesterol Reduction by Lactic Acid Bacteria.- Assessing Survival of Dairy Propionibacteria in Gastrointestinal Conditions and Adherence to Intestinal Epithelia.- Special Methods.- Bacterial Surface Characteristics Applied to Selection of Probiotic Microorganisms.- Adhesion Ability of Lactobacillus to Vaginal Epithelial Cells.- Hydroxylapatite Beads As an Experimental Model to Study the Adhesion of Lactic Acid Bacteria From the Oral Cavity to Hard Tissues.- Microtechnique for Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria.- Differentiation of Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains by Postelectrophoretic Detection of Esterases.- Determination of Esterolytic and Lipolytic Activities of Lactic Acid Bacteria.- Meat-Model System Development for Proteolytic Activity Determination.- ?-Glucuronidase Method to Determine Mastitis Levels in Goat Milk.- Differences Between Biogenic Amine Detection by HPLC Methods Using OPA and Dansyl Derivates.- Reviews.- Microflora of the Gastrointestinal Tract.- Public Health Implications Related to Spread of Pathogens in Manure From Livestock and Poultry Operations.- Molecular Aspects of Disease Pathogenesis in the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.

"...highly recommended for graduate students as well as advanced researchers working in the field of public health microbiology." - International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health