Campylobacter - An Overview

This book provides a general overview on Campylobacter as an emerging foodborne pathogen. It focuses on two types thermophilic Campylobacters, namely Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, which have been recognized to cause human gastroenteritis. This book covers Campylobacters characteristics, survival strategies in the environment, prevalence in different types of foods, cross-contamination in foods, detection and enumeration methods and illnesses caused by Campylobacters.