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- 3Biofilms
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- 1Alpha-galactooligosaccharides
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- 1Bourrie, Benjamin
- 1Dhaliwal, Harleen Kaur
- 1Duar, Rebbeca M
- 1Prasad, Amritha Jaya
- 1Wang Weilan
- 1Wang, Yvonne
- 2Syamaladevi, Roopesh (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Dr. Michael G. Gänzle (AFNS)
- 1Jens Walter (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Lingyun Chen (Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
- 1Michael Gänzle (Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Willing, Benjamin (Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
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Antimicrobial applications of treatments using light pulses emitted from light emitting diodes (LED)
DownloadSpring 2022
Low water activity (aw) foods have been associated with several foodborne outbreaks and recalls. Eradication of foodborne microorganisms like Salmonella and Escherichia coli from low aw foods is challenging, as they are resistant to conventional decontamination practices. High intensity light...
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Culture and Characterization of Kefir Organisms to Reproduce the Health Benefits of Traditional Kefir
DownloadSpring 2020
Fermented dairy products such as kefir have long been associated with a host of health benefits; however, the role that microbial composition has in these benefits has not been properly examined. This research aimed to examine how kefir impacts host metabolic health, as well as how alterations to...
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Efficacy of conventional and novel antimicrobial treatments on the inactivation of desiccated cells and biofilms of Salmonella
DownloadSpring 2024
Repeated isolation of Salmonella from the dry and wet environments of the food industry poses a significant concern to human health. It is crucial to understand the influence of the various environmental conditions on Salmonella’s survival. The overall objective of this research was to evaluate...
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Fall 2017
Bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus can be found associated with plants, insects and vertebrate hosts, and their lifestyle can range from free-living to strictly host specific. Of the lactobacilli associated with vertebrates, the lifestyle of L. reuteri is particularly well understood. The...
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Fall 2019
The application of probiotics is considered an effective approach to improve overall health conditions and growth performance in swine. Understanding the properties of these probiotics is a prerequisite for the selection of probiotics for pigs. Here, a rational selection criteria of swine...
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Plant protein gel formation mechanisms and their applications as delivery systems of bioactive compounds
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The objective of this research was to understand the gel formation mechanisms of plant proteins by both heat- and cold-induced methods, and use the knowledge gained to design plant protein gels with improved mechanical properties for food applications and as nutraceutical delivery systems. In the...
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Selection of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Metabolites for Preventing and Treating Infections
DownloadFall 2012
Increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistance bacteria from extensive antibiotic usage and shortages of new classes of antibiotics have created urgent needs for alternative prevention and treatment options for infections. Based on the hypothesis that lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and their...