Edwin Michael Foster
Edwin Michael Foster (January 1, 1917, Alba, Texas – February 11, 2013, Madison, Wisconsin) was an American microbiologist, specializing in food microbiology. He was the president of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in 1970.[1]
Biography
Foster grew up in poverty on a small cotton farm in East Texas.
Foster did research on the bacteriology of cheese and the microbiology of several important subjects in food science: meat products, refrigerated foods, and the bovine rumen.[3] He was a leading expert on the bacteriology and biochemistry of sodium nitrate in meat products. His research in the 1950s and 1960s on the bacteriology involved in vacuum-packaging and plastic-packaging of meat products enabled meat processors to greatly extend the shelf life of ready-to-eat meat products.[6]
He was an internationally recognized expert on food microbiology.[8] His directorship of the Food Research Institute established UWM as a world-class center of food research.[6]
Foster was elected in 1964 a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[9] In 1982 he was the W. O. Atwater Memorial Lecturer.[10]
In 1941 he married Winona Lively (1919–2006). They were parents of a son, Michael Stewart Foster.[6]
Selected publications
- Garey, John C.; Foster, Edwin M.; Frazier, William C. (1941). "The Bacteriology of Brick Cheese. I. Growth and Activity of Starter Bacteria during Manufacture". Journal of Dairy Science. 24 (12): 1015–1025. .
- Steinke, P. K. W.; Foster, E. M. (1951). "Effect of Different Artificial Casings on the Microbial Changes in Refrigerated Liver Sausage". Journal of Food Science. 16 (1–6): 289–293. .
- Zorn, R.A.; Butzi, F.F.; Foster, E.M. (1952). "The bacteriology of sweet-curd brick cheese". Journal of Dairy Science. 35 (12): 1067–1075. .
- Kirsch, R. H.; Berry, F. E.; Baldwin, C. L.; Foster, E. M. (1952). "The Bacteriology of Refrigerated Ground Beef". Journal of Food Science. 17 (1–6): 495–503. .
- Bauman, H. E.; Foster, E. M. (1956). "Characteristics of Organisms Isolated from the Rumen of Cows Fed High and Low Roughage Rations". Journal of Bacteriology. 71 (3): 333–338. PMID 13306705.
- Allen, J. R.; Foster, E. M. (1960). "Spoilage of Vacuum-Packed Sliced Processed Meats During Refrigerated Storage". Journal of Food Science. 25: 19–25. .
- Wegner, G. H.; Foster, E. M. (1963). "Incorporation of Isobutyrate and Valerate into Cellular Plasmalogen by Bacteroides succinogenes". Journal of Bacteriology. 85: 53–61. PMID 13999496.
- Christiansen, Lee N.; Foster, E. M. (1965). "Effect of Vacuum Packaging on Growth of Clostridium botulinum and Staphylococcus aureus in Cured Meats". Applied Microbiology. 13 (6): 1023–1025. PMID 5325416.
- Bott, Thomas L.; Deffner, Janet S.; McCoy, Elizabeth; Foster, E. M. (1966). "Clostridium botulinum Type E in Fish from the Great Lakes". Journal of Bacteriology. 91 (3): 919–924. PMID 5326102.
- Foster, E. M.; Sugiyama, H. (1966). "Latest Developments in Research on Botulism". Journal of Milk and Food Technology. 29 (11): 342–347. . 1966
- Duncan, Charles L.; Foster, E. M. (1968). "Role of Curing Agents in the Preservation of Shelf-stable Canned Meat Products". Applied Microbiology. 16 (2): 401–405. PMID 5645422.
- Duncan, Charles L.; Foster, E. M. (1968). "Effect of Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Chloride, and Sodium Nitrate on Germination and Outgrowth of Anaerobic Spores". Applied Microbiology. 16 (2): 406–411. PMID 5645423.
- Duncan, Charles L.; Foster, E. M. (1968). "Nitrite-induced Germination of Putrefactive Anaerobe 3679h Spores". Applied Microbiology. 16 (2): 412–416. PMID 5645424.
- Christiansen, Lee N.; Deffner, Janet; Foster, E. M.; Sugiyama, H. (1968). "Survival and Outgrowth of Clostridium botulinum Type E Spores in Smoked Fish". Applied Microbiology. 16 (1): 133–137. PMID 4865899.
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- Foster, E. M. (1971). "The Control of Salmonellae in Processed Foods: A Classification System and Sampling Plan". Journal of AOAC International. 54 (2): 259–266. PMID 5162617.
- Tanaka, N.; Traisman, E.; Lee, M. H.; Cassens, R. G.; Foster, E. M. (1980). "Inhibition of Botulinum Toxin Formation in Bacon by Acid Development". Journal of Food Protection. 43 (6): 450–457. PMID 30822950.
- Foster, E.M. (1982). "How Safe Are Our Foods?". Nutrition Reviews. 40: 28–34. .
- Doyle, M. P.; Bains, N. J.; Schoeni, J. L.; Foster, E. M. (1982). "Fate of Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus in Meat Salads Prepared with Mayonnaise". Journal of Food Protection. 45 (2): 152–156. PMID 30866198.
- Pariza, M. W.; Foster, E. M. (1983). "Determining the Safety of Enzymes Used in Food Processing". Journal of Food Protection. 46 (5): 453–468. PMID 30913657.
References
- PMID 4394153. (ASM presidential address)
- ^ a b c d "In memoriam: Edwin Michael Foster". eCALS, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin Madison. April 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Cattell, Jaques, ed. (1949). American Men of Science: A Biographical Dictionary. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: The Science Press. p. 810.
- ^ Summaries of Doctoral Dissertations, University of Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin Press. 1940. p. 8.
- ^ "The Living Weapon, transcript from broadcast of American Experience". Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), WGBH. February 5, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "Edwin Michael Foster". Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- ^ "A Memorial Tribute to Edwin Michaal 'Mike' Foster" (PDF). Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison. May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Obituary. Foster, Dr. Edwin Michael "Mike"". Wisconsin State Journal (madison.com). Madison, Wisconsin. March 24, 2013.
- ^ "Historic Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Search on last-name=Foster & year=1964.)
- ^ "Previous Atwater Lecturers, W. O. Atwater Memorial Lecture". Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.