Poultry meat is a popular source of protein and there is a global market for poultry products, purchased in a range of forms that can be quickly and...

Cryptosporidium parvum is an apicomplexan, obligate protozoan parasite that causes enteritis in human and other mammalian hosts. Firstly described in...

Importance of eggs as a foodEggs are recognized as an important source of balanced and easily digested protein (Surai and Sparks, 2001). However,...

Campylobacter was first described by Theodor Escherich in 1886. It was first classified as a member of the genus, Vibrio, but today it forms an...

Taenia solium neurocysticercosis (NCC) is considered the single major cause of acquired epilepsy in the world and is an important public health...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this datasheet was not completed by the originally selected author and was compiled in a short time before...

Bacteria belonging to the genus Yersinia are widely distributed in the environment. Some species are foodborne pathogens that cause gastroenteritis,...

Aeromonas spp. are Gram-negative rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic, oxidase positive and glucose fermenting bacteria. Although historically the...

Despite safety concerns UK still approves use

New research looks at oil oxidisation and freshness