Exam 36: Food Preservation and Foodborne Microbial Diseases

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Campylobacter jejuni is a normal resident in the intestinal tract of_________ , and virtually all_________and __________ normally have this organism.

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Gram- negative bacteria are responsible for causing most foodborne diseases.

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According to PulseNet's standards, what is the standard method used to distinguish between serotypes of a pathogen, and what is the main purpose for doing this?

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Production of the perfringens enterotoxin begins in the_________ .

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Foodborne diseases are classified as one or the other: a food intoxication or a food infection.

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Verotoxin can cause

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Any change in the appearance, smell, or taste of a food product that makes it unacceptable to the consumer is termed_________ .

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Diagnosis of perfringens food poisoning is usually made by _________or_________ .

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The Campylobacter spp. are

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Severe cases of Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning may require treatment

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With Clostridium perfringens the toxin is present in the endospores that germinate under anoxic conditions.

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The most common source of individual foodborne botulism outbreaks are due to consumption of

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Toxoplasmosis is generally mild and self- limiting, except _________.

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Why is Staphylococcus aureus often described as an international picnic pest?

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Which of the following chemical preservatives has NOT been demonstrated to pose a human health hazard?

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When solute is added to food products, the water activity (aw)

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Clostridium perfringens food poisoning leads to diarrhea, because the

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The Staphylococcus aureus toxins are

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The pH of most foods is

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Which of the following type of rays uses radioactive elements such as 60Co and 136Cs for irradiation?

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