Analytical Methods for Milk and Milk Products - Volume 3, Microbiological Analysis, Isolation, and Characterization (Relié)

Megh R. Gayal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus. He is also Senior Acquisitions Editor and Senior Technical Editor-in-Chief for Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering for Apple Academic Press, Inc. During his professional career of over 52 years, he has received many prestigious awards.
A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 100 books. N. Veena, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Food Safety and Quality, OSLO-College of Horticultural Engineering and Food Technology, University of Horticultural Sciences, Devihosur, Hayed, Karnataka, India. She was involved in several externally funded research projects with Milkfed Punjab, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (India), and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and has published research papers and review articles as well as several chapters, and popular articles.
Santosh Kumar Mishra, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Dairy Microbiology at the College of Dairy Science and Technology at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He is handling several projects funded by the Indian Department of Science and Technology, the Indian Ministry of Food Processing Industries, and the Indian University Grants Commission.
He earlier served in the dairy industry as a Quality Assurance Executive at Mother Dairy, New Delhi, India. He has published several research, review, and popular articles in national and international journals as well as several book chapters and teaching reviews in various training programs.