MIMM 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Food Spoilage, Foodborne Illness, Campylobacter
13 Dec 2018
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Most things that we talk about today are broadly antimicrobial which means that they can target bacteria, viruses and fungi. There are limitations in our ability to target viruses. Most of what we will talk about later will focus on bacteria. So many sources: mouse, remote control, brush, sink, dish sponge and skin. Bacteria, fungi, viruses and prions: we don"t know how to get rid of prions yet though. Bacterial contamination with pathogens: salmonella, listeria e. coli o157, campylobacter, clostridium perfringens. There is a need for sterile or disinfected environment during surgery. The whole basis of modern medicine revolves around bacterial/microorganismal control. We need to control airborne biohazards for immunocompromised hosts (virus, fungi) or nosocomial (hospital- acquired) transmission of infections (bacteria, virus) People couldn"t receive chemotherapy if we had no way of controlling microorganisms. Nobody could have surgery if we couldn"t control sterility. Biohazard material = any type of material or liquid that might be contaminated with a pathogen.
