Subject Index 451
dinophysistoxin 278-9
dioscorine 159
Diphybollobothrium latum 272
Direct epifluorescent filter technique
(DEFT) 88, 373-4
direct examination 373-4
direct examination of foods 373-4
disinfectants, chemical 421-3
disinfection 418-25
DNA assays 389-3
dogfish 143
domoic acid 279, 280
doses of radiation 88
doxynivalenol 292-3
dry, firm, dark (DFD) condition 133
drying 114-15
duodenum 174-5
dye-reduction tests 382-3
eggs, Salmonella infection 246-7
EHEC see Enterohaemorrhagic E.coli
EIEC see Enteroinvasive E.coli
electrical methods for microbiological
examination 382-6
electromagnetic radiation 81
electromagnetic spectrum 82
ELISA (enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay) 244, 388-9
Emden–Meyerhof–Parnas (EMP)
pathway 315, 332, 352
Emerson, Ralph Waldo 340
emetic syndrome 186-8
EMP see Emden–Meyerhof–Parnas
England & Wales
food poisoning statistics 169
gastrointestinal illness 167
Salmonella isolations 246
Entamoeba 274
Entamoeba histolytica 276
enteric viruses 301-2
enteritis 239-40
Enterobacter 355, 371
Enterobacter sakazakii 171, 214-16
Enterobacteriaceae 371-2
Enterococcus 65, 263
enterocolitis 263
enterohaemorrhagic E.coli (EHEC)
181, 220-2, 223-4, 239
Enteroinvasive E.coli (EIEC) 219, 223
Enteropathogenic E.coli (EPEC) 220,
223
Enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC) 218-19,
223
enterotoxins
Bacillus spp. 187
Staphylococcus aureus 254-5
Yersina enterocolitica 263-4, 265-6
Enterovirus 301
enumeration methods 377-80
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays
(ELISA) 229, 244, 256
EPEC see Enteropoathogenic E.coli
Epicoccum, cereals 147
equilibrium in cells 37
equilibrium relative humidity (ERH)
38, 44
equipment for food processing 415-18
ergotamine 297-8
ergotism (St. Anthony’s fire) 297
ERH see equilibrium relative
humidity
Erwinia 372
Erwinia pectobacterium 156
Escherich, Theodore 216
Escherichia coli 216-24
Campylobacter 195
cheese 335
diarrhoea 179, 180-1
electrical methods 384-5
fermented meats 345
foodborne illnesses 163
fresh water 14
indicator organisms 371-2
large intestine 175-6
sampling plan 407
strains 216-17
esters, preservatives 99-102
ETEC see Enterotoxigenic E.coli
ethanol oxidation 357-8
eugenol 34