Harnessing Microbes for Sustainable Food Systems

Food microbiology is the science that comprises the details about various microorganisms associated with food in beneficial and harmful aspects. Spoilage of food by microorganisms has become a problem for many people around the world as foods act as a nutrient source for microorganisms. The past ten years have seen a shift in the field of epidemiology of microbial illness caused by food. This shift has been attributed to the emergence of newly identified foodborne pathogens as well as to changes in lifestyle factors, such as convenience foods, more adventurous eating, and less time spent preparing meals. It is critical to control foodborne illnesses at every stage of the supply chain, from food manufacturing and preparation to customer delivery. Foodborne hazard control can be aided by both established technology and novel strategies like Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) programs and radiation hazard analysis. However, rising microbiological food safety concerns will remain a major public health concern because of microorganisms and the continual evolution of products, processes, and food handling methods.

KEY FEATURES

• To understand the basic information and applied aspects of food microbiology.
• To provide comprehensive knowledge about food spoilage and foodborne pathogens.
• To update readers with modernized food preservation methods and the biotechnology involved, along with quality control standards.
• To describe the latest research ongoing in food fermentation, food safety standards, and emerging issues in the field.

This book is designed for students and research scientists working in the field of food safety and food microbiology, including graduate and postgraduate students, scholars, academicians, scientists, and professionals in food and dairy technology, life sciences, agriculture, pharmaceutical sciences, and biomedical sciences.

Priya Sutaoney, PhD in microbiology, merit list holder in postgraduation, CG SET qualified, has several years of academic experience in teaching UG and PG students in Microbiology at Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh in India. She taught subjects like food microbiology, medical microbiology and immunology, plant physiology, microbial genetics, and genomics. She is a member of the Mycological Society of India and, Society of Biological Chemist. She has published more than 10 research articles in reputed journals and four book chapters. She has attended several workshops and presented research papers at several conferences, and symposiums. She is also active as a reviewer for scientific journals. Currently, she is working as an Assistant Professor and guide for students in the Department of Microbiology in Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Priyambada Singh, PhD in microbiology, gold medalist in microbiology, CSIRUGC NET-LS, GATE, and CG SET qualified, has several years of academic experience in microbiology at Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, India. She has taught subjects like medical microbiology, food microbiology, immunology, and virology and has published four research articles in reputed journals and one book chapter. She has attended several workshops and presented research papers at several national and international conferences and symposiums. Currently, she is working as an assistant professor and guide for students in the Department of Microbiology in Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Durgesh Nandini Chauhan, MPharm, has several years of academic (teaching) experience at institutes in India in pharmaceutical sciences. She has taught subjects such as pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, traditional concepts of medicinal plants, drug delivery, phytochemistry, cosmetic technology, pharmaceutical engineering, pharmaceutical packaging, quality assurance, dosage form designing, and anatomy and physiology. She is a member of the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, SILAE: SocietàItalo-Latinoamericana di Etnomedicina (The Scientific Network on Ethnomedicine, Italy), and others. Her previous research work included “Penetration Enhancement Studies on Organogel of Oxytetracycline HCL.” She has attended several workshops, conferences, and symposiums, including the AICTEsponsored staff development program on “Effects of Teaching and Learning Skills in Pharmacy: Tool for Improvement of Young Pharmacy Teachers.” She has written more than 10 articles published in national and international journals, has contributed 15 book chapters, and is an editor in 10 books. She is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals and is an active participant at national and international conferences, including Bhartiya Vigyan Sammelan and the International Convention of Society of Pharmacognosy. Presently, she has joined Ishita Research Organization, Raipur, India, as a freelance writer and guide for students in pharmacy, Ayurvedic, and science in their research projects. She is interested in data analysis, proposal writing, questionnaire design, designing and developing research questionnaires, and policy. She is also actively engaged with accurately monitoring, investigating, and analyzing all statistical information; professionally presenting information; reports and investigating; and documenting key data and information at the request of senior researchers.

Nagendra Singh Chauhan has professional expertise in natural product isolation and hands-on experience in various techniques, like extraction, isolation, and purification of natural products from plant extracts using various chromatographic techniques for the separation of compounds, including column, LC-MS, chromatography, and prep TLC. He specializes in the elucidation of the structure of natural products with the help of various techniques, like UV, mass spectrometry, IR, and NMR. He is well versed with the design, conduct, and data treatment of various in vivo experiments, like aphrodisiac, antidiabetic, antistress, hair growth, BPH, hepatoprotective, and reproductive parameters. He has written more than 50 articles published in national and international journals, contributed 20 book chapters, and edited four books.

Kamal Shah completed his graduation from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (MP), and was also awarded the Chancellor Gold Medal and Smt. Kamla Chaturvedi Memorial Award for securing first position in graduation (BPharm). He qualified for GATE 2003 (IIT, Madras) with an 82.13 percentile and GATE 2005 (IIT, Mumbai) with a 92.64 percentile. In 2006, he completed his masters from Dr. H. S. Gour University–Sagar and worked on method development for the determination of pharmacological active components by UV and HPLC. He has completed his doctorate from Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow. Currently, he is working as an associate professor in the Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Mathura (UP). He has published his research work in various journals of national and international repute and has a total of 26 published research papers to his credit and more than 300 citations. He is a member of various professional and academic bodies, like the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI), Institutional Animal Ethical Committee (IAEC), and Board of Studies (BOS). He is a reviewer for various national and international journals, like Medicinal Chemistry Research, Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Journal of Sexual Medicine, Natural Product Research, African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Biology, and Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics. He has also written three chapters in the book (special edition) Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses. His area of interest is the “synthesis and evaluation of prodrugs of NSAIDs.”