Characteristics and Properties of Foodborne Yeasts; Morphological and Physiological Characteristics; Biochemical Characteristics; Molecular Characteristics; ; Classification of Yeasts; Traditional Classification; Molecular Taxonomy and Phylogeny; Current Classification of Yeasts; Overview of Selected Yeast Taxa; ; Ecology; Biodiversity of Yeasts in Natural Habitats; Ecological Factors; ; Outline of Metabolism; Nutrients; Substrate Transport; Intermediary Metabolism; Alcoholic Fermentation; Oxidative Processes; Regulation; ; Growth, Life Cycle,
Death; Growth Characteristics; Death and Inactivation; Cell Cycle; Stress Responses; ; Preservation: Inhibition and Inactivation; Heat inactivation; Refrigeration and Freezing; Dehydration (Drying); Irradiation; Alternative and Novel Preservation Technologies; Chemical Inhibition; Sanitizers and Disinfectants; Combined Effects; ; Yeasts in Specific Types of Foods; Fruits; Fruit Juices and Soft Drinks; Vegetables; Alcoholic Beverages; Fermented Foods; Bread and Bakery Products; High-Sugar Products; Dairy Products; Meat, Poultry,
Fish and Seafoods; ; Detection and Enumeration; Conventional Enumeration Techniques; Selective and Differential Media; Rapid and Alternative Methods; ; Identification; Phenotypic Identification Procedures; Identification Kits and Systems; Simplified Identification Schemes; Computer-Assisted Identification; Non-Traditional Identification Techniques; Molecular Techniques; ; Outlook; Potential Exploitation of Yeasts Beyond Making Bread, Beer and Wine; Improvement of Yeast Strains Used in Production; Genomics; ; Appendices; Media for Detection, Enumeration and Identification of Foodborne Yeasts; Simplified Identification for the Most Common Foodborne Yeasts; ; Index of Scientific Names; Subject Index