Listeria

Term Paper: The Effects of Foodborne Illness of Escherichia coli in Leafy Greens Introduction Food is a necessary and many times pleasurable part of everyday life. Bacteria are also a necessary part of everyday life, but not often thought of as pleasurable. Humans are made up of approximately 103 cells, and harbor about 104 bacteria cells (Davis 1996). It is shocking that the human body hosts more bacteria cells than its own body composition. Fortunately, most of these bacteria that live on…

INTRODUCTION Two significantly important highly pathogenic infection diseases namely Legionellosis and Influenza remains even today a threat to global health. They can cause severe community-acquired pneumonia with respiratory failure but they can also generate hospital-acquired infections.1 Moreover Legionella infection could attribute to influenza infection. The cause of influenza was definitively resolved back in 1930s with the isolation of swine influenza; a virus which when administered…

One third of our composition of the gut microbiota resembles to our parents composition of microbiota. But after being born, the 2/3rd of our composition of our microbiota is dynamic up until the age of 3. There are several factors that affect the composition of the gut microbiota throughout our lives but it is most effective on newborns. The first factor that affects the composition of the microbiota is how the baby is delivered. (2) Vaginally delivered babies are colonized by vaginal microbes…

rancidity and sometimes toxic substances are formed. The presence of moisture, oxygen and light are among the factors that speed up rancidity. Food poisoning can be caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria such as campylobacter, salmonella, listeria, shigella and Clostridium perfringens. With moisture, a food source, enough time, and suitable temperatures, bacteria will grow and multiply rapidly on foods, especially related to improper foods handling. Food which has become…

Bacterial community of some waste dumpsites in Lagos, Nigeria Moro, D.D.1, Bello, H.A.2 and Akano, S.O.3 1. Department of Microbiology, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria. 2. Department of Science Technology,Gateway Polytechnic, Igbesa, Ogun State, Nigeria. 3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. ABSTRACT Bacteriological…

Stand Firm and Pasteurized Milk Pasteurized milk supporter, let’s unite and stop the bill! Legalizing the sale of raw milk would bring health benefits to Rhode Island residents? It’s a fallacy! In fact, higher accessibility to raw milk put residents’ life at risk. According to CDC, 81% of dairy outbreaks are caused by raw milk consumption in the United States and it is increasing continuously from 2007 to 2012. Raw milk advocates might say it’s not dangerous at all. However, data and facts…

A business owner must decide on a suitable location and advertise for staff with the correct training for the position to ensure they will do their job correctly and efficiently. When starting a food business, you should carry out a risk assessment and what to include. They must use Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) procedures or a HACCP-based Food Safety Management System. Kitchen workspaces should be designed to create workflow and its crucial in preventing…