5th Edition
Edited by:
Michael P. Doyle
Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia
Francisco Diez-Gonzalez
Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia
Colin Hill
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Doyle, Michael P., 1949–editor. | Diez-Gonzalez, Francisco, 1961–editor. | Hill, Colin, PhD, editor.
Title: Food microbiology : fundamentals and frontiers / edited by Michael P. Doyle, Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia; Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia; Colin Hill, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Description: 5th edition. | Washington, DC : ASM Press, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019013899 (print) | LCCN 2019014476 (ebook) | ISBN 9781555819972 (ebook) | ISBN 9781555819965 (print)
Subjects: LCSH: Food—Microbiology.
Classification: LCC QR115 (ebook) | LCC QR115 .F654 2019 (print) | DDC 579/.16—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019013899
doi:10.1128/9781555819972
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