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Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Some Important Food Pathogens





Pathogen - Disease - Food

• Shigella sp. - Bacteria dysentery - Food contaminated with faeces

• Clostridium botulinum - Botulism - Contaminated , canned low acid food; food contaminated by soil

• Salmonella enteriditis - Salmonella food poisoning - Contaminated meat, eggs and milk

• Staphylococcus aureus - Staphylococcal food poisoning - Contaminated meats and milk products

• Aspergilus flavus -  Fungal Food poisoning - Contaminated nuts and grains

• Entamoeba histolytica - Amoebic dysentery - Food contaminated with amoebic cysts

• Gonyaulax sp (dinoflagellate) - Paralytic shellfish poisoning - Contaminated shellfish

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