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Four hyphases hyof hybacterial hypresence hyin hyfood hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-
1. hyLag hyPhase, hy2. hyLog hyPhase, hy3. hyStationary hyPhase, hy4. hyDeath hyPhase



Log hyphase hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-
Most hyessential hyphase hyof hybacterial hypresence hyin hyfood hydue hyto hythe hyfastest hyincrease hyin hypopulations



Lag hyphase hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-
Time/temp hyplay hyan hyimportant hyrole hyin hykeeping hybacteria hyin hythis hyphase hy(where hynumbers hyare
hyless hydan hygerous hyand hygrowth hyis hyslowed)




Norwalk hyvirus hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-Rarely hya hypathogen hyassociated hywith hyshellfish



Hepatitis hyA hyvirus hy(HAV) hyand hyVibrio hyspp hy(a hybacteria) hy- hyCORRECT
hyANSWER hy- hy2 hycommon hypathogens hyassociated hywith hyshellfish




6 hy- hy7 hyweeks hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-Incubation hyperiod hyfor hyHep hyA hycan hybe hyup hyto hy h y to hy
h y weeks



Document hyretention hyrationale hyfor hyshellfish hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-6 hy-
7 hyweek hyHep hyA hyincubation hyperiod hyis hypart hyof hythis hyrationale hyfor hyretaining hyshellstock hytags
hyfor hy90 hydays hybeyond hythe hydate hyof hyharvest. hyBatches hyshould hynot hybe hymixed. hyTime hyallows hyfor


hythe hypresentation hyof hya hyny hyHep hyAand hygives hyinfor hyon hytracking hythe hylocation hyand hysource hyof


hythe hyoutbreak.




Pathogens hyfound hyin hysoil hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-
Bacillus hycereus, hyClostridium hybotulinum, hyClostridium hyperfringens, hyListeria hymonocytogenes. hyTo
hya hyle hysser hyextent: hySalmonella hyspp, hyYersinia hyenterocolitica

, Cooked hyRice hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-Food hytypically hyassociated hywith hyan hyoutbreak hyof hyBacillus
hyCereus




Staphylococcus hyaureus hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-50 hy- hy70% hyof hypeople hyare hycarriers hyof hythis
hypathogen




Upper hyrespiratory hytract; hyalso hyfrequently hyfound hyin hypimples, hyburns, hysores, hyother hyskin
hylesions hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-Location hyin hythe hybody hywhere hyStaph hyis hytypically hyfound




Cause hyof hyStaph hyfoodborne hyillness hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-
Toxins hyformed hyby hybacteria hyand hynot hythe hylive hybacteria hythat hycause hythe hyillness. hyPossible hyto
hyhave hythe hyb hyacteria hywithout hytoxins. hyStaph hybacteria hyin hythe hyupper hyrespiratory hytract hymay


hynot hycause hyillness, hybut hyb hyacterial hyStaph hytoxins hyin hythe hygastro hyintestinal hytract hyin hythe hysame


hyperson hymay hycause hyillness.




Foods hytypically hyassociated hywith hyListeriosis hyoutbreak hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-
Unpasteurized hymilk hyand hyassociated hymilk hyproducts hy(raw hymilk hycheese); hyprepared hyand hychilled
hyRTE hyfo hyods hylike hysome hysoft hycheeses, hydeli hymeats, hyhot hydogs, hypate; hyraw hyveggies hy(makes


hysense hygiven hyListeria hyc hyan hybe hypresent hyin hysoil); hypouttry, hymeat hyand hyseafood




Salmonella hyand hyE. hycoli hy0157:H7 hy- hyCORRECT
hyANSWER hy- hyPathogens hyassociated hywith


hyunpasteurized hyjuices




Aerobic hybacteria hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-
require hyoxygen hyfor hysurvival hyand hyfor hymultiplication hysufficient hyto hycause hydisease



Anaerobic hybacteria hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-bacteria hythat hydo hynot hyrequire hyoxygen hyto hysurvive



Facultative hy- hyCORRECT hyANSWER hy-organism hythat hycan hysurvive hywith hyor hywithout hyoxygen