Essentials of the Microbiology of Foods

Not just another tome on food microbiology, but a heavyweight volume considering the topic from an ecological standpoint. This has long been the platform of the senior author and certainly merits a wider consideration. Parts of the presentation seem familiar, having already appeared elsewhere, but the strength of this book lies in the coherent assembly of an awesome quantity of information, often from quite obscure sources, into a comprehensive, well-indexed treatise, making it a highly recommendable library purchase.