Zusammenfassung der Ressource
FOOD BORNE PATHOGEN
- Keyterms
- food borne illness
- food borne pathogen
- Host invasion process
- 1. Food enter the mouth
( bacteria survive
acidic condition in
the stomach )
- 2. Penetrate intestinal
mucosal layer, attach
to intestinal wall and
multiply
- 3. Defend itself against
gut-associated lymphoid
tissue
- 4. Compete with
intestinal
microbiota
- 5. Once attached and multiplied,
will produce toxin or cross th e
epithelial wall
- 6. omiting, fever,
diarrhoea, abdominal
pain, fatigue
- Symptoms of foodborne
illness
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Diarrhoea
- Abdominal pain
- Fatigue
- Factors in controlling foodborne pathogens
- Intrinsic factors
- 1. pH 2. Moisture content (aw)
3. Oxidation-reduction
potential (Eh) 4. Nutrient
content 5. Antimicrobial
constituents 6.Biological
structures
- Extrinsic factors
- 1.Temperature of storage 2. Relative humidity of environment
3. Presence and concentration of gases in the environment