Foreword / Elsa A. Murano -- Pt. I. Pathogen/host interactions -- 1. Foodborne salmonella infections / Andreas J. Baumler -- 2. Pathogenic Escherichia coli / Suryakant D. Waghela -- 3. Foodborne enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infections / Vernon L. Tesh -- 4. Bacterial harzards in fresh and fresh-cut produce : sources and control / Alejandro Castillo and M. Ofelia Rodriguez-Garcia -- 5. Campylobacter species and fresh produce : outbreaks, incidence, and biology / Robert E. Mandrell and Maria T. Brandl -- 6. Campylobacter and campylobacteriosis : what we wish we knew / Richard L. Ziprin -- 7. Global analysis of the Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis genome and model systems exploring host-agent interactions / Thomas A. Ficht, L. Garry Adams, Sangeeta Khare, Brian O'Shea and Allison C. Rice-Ficht -- 8. Viruses in food / Sagar M. Goyal -- Pt. II. Ecology, distribution, and spread of foodborne hazards -- 9. Microbial ecology : poultry foodborne pathogen distribution / J. Allen Byrd II -- 10. Microbial ecological principles underlying preharvest intervention strategies / Todd R. Callaway, Robin C. Anderson, Thomas S. Edrington, Kenneth M. Bischoff, Kenneth J. Genovese, Toni L. Poole and David J. Nisbet -- 11. Limiting avian gastrointestinal tract salmonella colonization by cecal anaerobic bacteria, and a potential role for methanogens / Steven C. Ricke, Casendra L. Woodward, Young Min Kwon, Leon F. Kubena and David J. Nisbet -- 12. Distribution and spread of enteric pathogens in swine : outlook for the future / Roger B. Harvey and H. Morgan Scott -- 13. Environmental reservoirs and transmission of foodborne pathogens / Scot E. Dowd, Jeanette A. Thurston-Enriquez and Mindy Brashears -- 14. Do animal transmissible spongiform encephalopathies pose a risk for human health? / Mary Jo Schmerr -- Pt. III. Antimicrobial resistance -- 15. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing / Patrick F. McDermott, David G. White, Shaohua Zhao, Shabbir Simjee and Robert D. Walker -- 16. Antimicrobial resistance in food animals / Kenneth M. Bischoff, Toni L. Poole and Ross C. Beier -- 17. Antimicrobial resistance and the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract / Toni L. Poole, Kenneth J. Genovese, Ross C. Beier, Todd R. Callaway and Kenneth M. Bischoff -- 18. Disinfectants (biocides) used in animal production : antimicrobial resistance considerations / Ross C. Beier, Kenneth M. Bischoff and Toni L. Poole -- 19. Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in retail foods / David G. White, Shaohua Zhao, Shabbir Simjee, Jianghong Meng, Robert D. Walker and Patrick F. McDermott -- Pt. IV. Verification tests -- 20. The hazard analysis and critical control point system and importance of verification procedures / Jimmy T. Keeton and Kerri B. Harris -- 21. Are they vibrios? How do you know? / Sam W. Joseph -- 22. Molecular methods for microbial detection / Suresh D. Pillai -- 23. Methods for differentiation among bacterial foodborne pathogens / Steven L. Foley and Robert D. Walker -- Pt. V. Decontamination and prevention strategies -- 24. Chemical methods for decontamination of meat and poultry / Jimmy T. Keeton and Sarah M. Eddy -- 25. Decontamination systems / M. Elena Castell-Perez and Rosana G. Moreira -- 26. Control of listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods / Douglas L. Marshall -- 27. Bacteriophage : potential role in food safety / William E. Huff, Gerry R. Huff, Narayan C. Rath, Janice M. Balog and Annie M. Donoghue -- 28. Food irradiation / Suresh D. Pillai -- 29. Clay-based interventions for the control of chemical and microbial hazards in food and water / Henry J. Huebner, Paul Herrera and Timothy D. Phillips -- Pt. VI. Risk analysis -- 30. Food safety risk communication and consumer food-handling behavior / Wm. Alex McIntosh -- 31. Addressing microbial food safety issues quantitatively : a risk assessment approach / Kristina D. Mena, Joan B. Rose and Charles P. Gerba -- 32. How to manage risk : the way forward / Ewen C. D. Todd -- Afterword : agricultural biosecurity : an important component of homeland security / Neville P. Clarke