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Viruses and Other Foodborne Biohazards

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Modern Food Microbiology

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Covered in this chapter are foodborne viruses, scombroid poisoning, and paralytic shellfish poisoning. Also, some background information is provided on Aeromnas hydrophila, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Bacteroides fragilis as possible/potential agents of foodborne illness.

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Jay, J.M. (1998). Viruses and Other Foodborne Biohazards. In: Modern Food Microbiology. Food Science Texts Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7476-7_28

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