New research, outbreaks of foodborne disease and changes to legislation mean that food microbiology research is constantly evolving. Advances in microbial food safety summarises the key trends in this area for the food industry. Part one includes chapters on understanding and modelling pathogen behaviour. Part two covers pathogen surveillance, detection and identification, and part three looks at food preservation techniques. Chapters in part four cover food safety management. A final group of chapters provides an update on specific foodborne pathogens.