junior25

Hi all, I have a question relating to food poisoning which im hoping someone can help me with. Im trying to answer the following question: Describe, with reference to journal literature, how food poisoning bacteria are able to survive and/or proliferate in foods. The answer must convey a recognition and understanding of: * the influential factors within foods which influence the growth and survival of microorganisms * relate these factors to the growth of specific food borne bacterial pathogens * use information from journals (at least five references published within four years) to effectively explain the relationship of environmental factors and the growth of specific food borne bacterial pathogens Now i have been able to identify the environmental factors which are oxygen, water, temperature, PH and time, but im confused what the influential factors are and how i am supposed to relate these factors to the growth of specific food borne pathogens. So if anyone can explain this to me or point me in the right direction i will be gratefull for any help i receive. I have been researching on the internet but cant seem to find any information, i am going wrong somewhere but any one with knowledge of this area please help me out.