. . .an excellent reference. . .. . . .If I had to choose a single reference book as the only source of information on L. monocytogenes and foodborne listeriosis, this would be it.
---Food Technology
. . .highly recommended. It is comprehensive and well written and provides food microbiologists with virtually all they need to know about L. monocytogenes and foods.. . .a valuable addition to all food microbiologists' personal libraries.
---ASM News
. . .an excellent reference for anyone interested in food safety.
---School Food Service Research Review
. . .a complete. . .source of information for veterinarians, physicians, sanitarians, and microbiologists involved in public health and food safety control.
---American Veterinary Medical Association Journal
. . .well researched and exhaustively documented. . .. . . .all interested in Listeria spp. and how they behave in different kinds of food should purchase this text: it undoubtedly offers good value for the money.
---Food Australia
The book should be purchased by all who have an interest in Listeria
---not just by food microbiologists. It is a mine of information and extremely good value.
---Food Control
For this second editions each chapter has been thoroughly rewritten by internationally renowned experts in the field. Each has reviewed the pertinent publications and so every chapter reflects the tremendous work done in the recent years. . .. . . .this book can be highly recommended as the reference book on L. monocytogenes and foodborne listeriosis to students, scientists and practitioners in food microbiology and food industry. It will also help all people generally engaged in Listeria problems, for example, in public health and regulatory agencies.
---Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft und-Technologie (Official Publication of the International Union of Food Science and Technology and the Swiss Society of Food Science and Technology)
. . .The new edition. . .proves a valuable ground for research and an advancedtool for control on this dangerous pathogen in food processing. (Annali di Microbiologia ed Enzimologia) . . .Research (between L. monocytogenes and foodborne illness] has continued unabated resulting in. . .publication of the revised and expanded second edition. . . .this edition differs from its predecessor significantly. Although Ryser has retained authorship of four chapters, internationally recognised experts have contributed thirteen updated or new chapters, a change that has no doubt been, and will continue to be, useful in producing a more timely publication. . . .encompasses a vast body of scientific information and. . .makes extensive use of tables and figures. . .. . . .complete and thorough. . .an excellent textbook offering valuable information to a wide variety of readers.
---Food Technology in New Zealand
This revised and expanded second edition still maintains the scientific base covering the pure microbiological aspects of listeria and listeriosis. . .. The editors. . .are to be congratulated on collating such a wealth of information with which to combat this serious foodborne disease. World Animal Review ...this edition differs from its predecessor significantly. Although Ryser has retained authorship of four chapters, internationally recognised experts have contributed thirteen updated or new chapters, a change that has no doubt been, and will continue to be, useful producing a more timely publication. ...this text will undoubtedly continue to be a primary Listeria information source.
---Food Technology in New Zealand
The second edition. . .is a remarkable expansion of its first edition....the first edition, having been written entirely by the two authors, has now been expanded to include contributions by 22 authors, many well-known in the area of food bacteriology and Listeria. The 17 chapters include new contributions under the original titles although some are revisions and re-writings of chapters from the first edition. Additional chapters dealing with typing methods andpathogenesis have also been included. . . .a pleasure to read.
---Food Safety Express
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