CRC Press Food Microbiology and Biotechnology: Safe and Sustainable Food Production

Food Microbiology and Biotechnology: Safe and Sustainable Food Production explores the most important advances in food microbiology and biotechnology, with special emphasis on the challenges that the industry faces in the era of sustainable development and food security problems. Chapters cover broad research areas that offer original and novel highlights in microbiology and biotechnology and other related sciences. The authors discuss food bioprocesses, fermentation, food microbiology, functional foods, nutraceuticals, extraction of natural products, nano- and micro-technology, innovative processes/bioprocesses for utilization of by-products, alternative processes requiring less energy or water, among other topics. The volume relates some of the current developments in food microbiology that address the relationship between the production, processing, service and consumption of foods and beverages with the bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology, and immunology. Demonstrating the potential and actual developments across the innovative advances in food microbiology and biotechnology, this volume will be of great interest to students, teachers, and researchers in the areas of biotechnology and food microbiology. Review “An exceptional piece of work. The editors have selectively chosen the chapters covering different aspects of food microbiology and biotechnology, giving a special emphasis on the challenges that the industry faces in the era of sustainable development and food security problems. A useful guide for researchers and a quick reference for food technologists on the latest topics in food microbiology and biotechnology, including food bioprocesses, fermentation, food microbiology, functional foods, nutraceuticals, and extraction of natural products, nano- and micro-technology, innovative processes/bioprocesses for utilization of by-products, alternative processes requiring less energy or water etc.” — Shiburaj Sugathan PhD, Senior Scientist and Head, Microbiology Division, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute, Kerala, India About the Author Guadalupe Virginia Nevárez-Moorillón, PhD, is a bacteriological chemist. She has been a full time Professor at the School of Chemical Sciences, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico, for the last 30 years. Arely Prado-Barragan, PhD, is a Research Professor at Autonomous Metropolitan University, Iztapalapa Campus (UAMI), Mexico, where she is a member of the research group in solid-state fermentation of the Department of Biotechnology. José Luis Martínez-Hernández, PhD, is a Research Scientist and Full Professor at the School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila (UAdeC), Mexico. Cristobal N. Aguilar, PhD, is Full Professor and Dean of the School of Chemistry at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, México.