Providing useful, up-to-date information by recognized authorities Microbial Foodborne Diseases focuses on the molecular and cellular processes that govern pathogenicity and toxin production in foodborne pathogens - viral, bacterial, fungal, and protozoan. It includes current information related to the association of the pathogen with particular foods (and water), epidemiology, methods of early detection, toxicology, and economic impact of the pathogen. The book discusses important new areas of research, with implications toward the development of strategies for the control of the disease process.