Food poisoning bacteria

[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.

[ecoli]

are you kidding me?

 

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/food_poisoning/article_em.htm