Applied Microbiology and Beneficial Microbes

Infections caused by food are inflammation of the stomach and intestines. Infection can occur if you eat or drink something that is contaminated with germs, viruses, or parasites. Inflammation often leads to diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, stomach cramps, and sometimes fever.

• Campylobacter.
• Clostridium botulinum.
• Clostridium perfringens.
• Cyclospora cayetanensis.
• E. Coli.
• Listeria monocytogenes.
• Norovirus.
• Salmonella.