Topics: Food microbiology, food fermentation, food spoilage, microbial growth, Biofilm Formation, Microbial Sporulation, microbial Germination, mold spores, yeast spores, bacterial spores, gene transfer, gene cloning, plasmids, Protein Targeting, Protein Engineering, Genome Mapping, genome Sequencing, lactic acid bacteria, Bioengineered Bacteriocins, Drug-Delivery System, Bacteriophages, cell death, cell injury, Fermented Food Production, Fermented Dairy Products, Fermented Milk Products, Yogurt Fermentation, cheeses, cottage cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Fermented Meat Products, Fermented Vegetable Products, Intestinal Bacteria, Probiotics, Bioengineered Probiotics, Food Preservatives, Food Packaging, liposomes, Nanoencapsulation, Microbial Proteins, Food Additives, Single-Cell Proteins, amino acids, Nutraceuticals, Vitamins, Flavor Compounds, Flavor Enhancers, Exopolysaccharides, Microbial Food Spoilage, Food Spoilage Molds, Food Spoilage Yeasts, Eggs, Egg Products, Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks, Microbial Food Spoilage indicators, microbial foodborne disease, Foodborne Intoxications, Foodborne Bacterial Infections, Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, Pathogenic Escherichia coli, Shigella Species, Campylobacter Species, Yersinia enterocolitica, Foodborne Toxico-Infections, Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus, Vibrio cholerae, Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Opportunistic Bacterial Pathogens, Aeromonas hydrophila, Plesiomonas shigelloides, molds, mycotoxins, parasites