Search
Skip to Search Results-
2023-01-25
Kennedy, Katherine M., de Goffau, Marcus C., Perez-Muñoz, Maria Elisa, Arrieta, Marie-Claire, Bäckhed, Fredrik, Bork, Peer, Braun, Thorsten, Bushman, Frederic D., Dore, Joel, de Vos, Willem M., Earl, Ashlee M., Eisen, Jonathan A., Elovitz, Michal A., Ganal-Vonarburg, Stephanie C., Gänzle, Michael G., Garrett, Wendy S., Hall, Lindsay J., Hornef, Mathias W., Huttenhower, Curtis, Konnikova, Liza, Lebeer, Sarah, Macpherson, Andrew J., Massey, Ruth C., McHardy, Carolyn, Koren, Omry, Lawley, Trevor D., Ley, Ruth E., O'Mahony, Liam, O'Toole, Paul W., Pamer Eric G., Parkhill, Julian, Raes, Jeroen, Rattei, Thomas, Salonen, Anne, Segal, Eran, Segata, Nicola, Shanahan, Fergus, Sloboda, Deborah M., Smith, Gordon C. S., Sokol, Harry, Spector, Tim D., Surette, Michael G., Tannock, Gerald W., Walker, Alan W., Yassour, Moran, Walter, Jens
Whether the human fetus and the prenatal intrauterine environment (amniotic fluid and placenta) are stably colonized by microbial communities in a healthy pregnancy remains a subject of debate. Here we evaluate recent studies that characterized microbial populations in human fetuses from the...
-
Conversion of hydroxycinnamic acids by Furfurilactobacillus milii in sorghum fermentations: Impact on profile of phenolic compounds in sorghum and on ecological fitness of Ff. milii
Download2023-05-01
Gaur, Gautam, Damm, Sandra, Passon, Maike, Lo, Hiu Kwan, Schieber Andreas, Gänzle, Michael G.
The conversion of phenolic compounds by lactobacilli in food fermentations contributes to food quality. The metabolism of phenolics by lactobacilli has been elucidated in the past years but information on the contribution of specific enzymes in food fermentations remains scarce. This study aimed...
-
Characterization of isogenic mutants with single or double deletions of four phenolic acid esterases in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum TMW1.460
Download2023-03-02
Gaur, Gautam, Chen, Chen, Gänzle, Michael G.
In plants, hydroxycinnamic and hydroxybenzoic acids occur mainly as esters. This study aimed to determine the contribution of individual phenolic acid esterases in Lp. plantarum TMW1.460, which encodes for four esterases: TanA, Lp0796, Est1092 and a homolog of Lj0536 and Lj1228 that was termed...
-
Composition and activity of antifungal lipopeptides produced by Bacillus spp. in daqu fermentation
Download2023-05-01
Li, Zhen, Fernandez, Kleinberg X., Vederas, John C., Gänzle, Michael G.
Daqu is a solid-state fermentation and saccharification starter for the Chinese liquor baijou. During the daqu stage, amylolytic and proteolytic enzymes are produced by Bacillus and fungi. Bacillus spp. also produce lipopeptides with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities but direct...
-
2023-06-01
Althnaibat, Rami M., Bruce, Heather L., Gänzle, Michael G.
The inhibition of starch digestion activities by peptides derived from camel milk proteins was determined and the effect of their amino acids charge and/or hydrophobicity was assessed. Starch digestion by pancreatic and brush border enzymes was assessed in vitro with a peptide to starch ratio of...
-
Bacillus species in food fermentations: An underappreciated group of organisms for safe use in food fermentations
Download2023-04-01
Li, Zhen, Zheng, Mengzhou, Zheng, Jinshui, Gänzle, Michael G.
Fermented foods are consumed throughout the world and substantially contribute to food security. Many fermented products rely on the participation of Bacillus species, but their contribution to food quality is not well documented. The purpose of this review is to highlight metabolic properties...
-
LC‐MS/MS quantitation of α‐amylase/trypsin inhibitor CM3 and glutathione during wheat sourdough breadmaking
Download2022-07-01
Won, Savanna, Curtis, Jonathan, Gänzle, Michael G.
Aims This study aimed to quantify α‐amylase/trypsin inhibitor (ATI) CM3 and glutathione (GSH) during wheat sourdough breadmaking. Methods and results Breads were made with two wheat cultivars and fermented with Fructilactobacillus sanfranciscensis, F. sanfranciscensis ΔgshR or Latilactobacillus...
-
Transduction of stx2a mediated by phage (Φ11-3088) from Escherichia coli O104:H4 in vitro and in situ during sprouting of mung beans
Download2022-12-16
Fang, Yuan, Brückner, Luisa Linda, McMullen, Lynn M., Gänzle, Michael G.
Escherichia coli O104:H4 strain 11-3088 encoding Stx2a is epidemiologically related to the foodborne outbreak associated with sprouts in Germany, 2011. Sprouting provides suitable conditions for bacterial growth and may lead to transduction of non-pathogenic strains of E. coli with Stx phages....
-
Glycomacropeptide from camel milk inhibits the adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 to porcine cells
Download2022-11-01
Althnaibat, Rami M., Koch, Mandy, Bruce, Heather L., Wefers, Daniel, Gänzle, Michael G.
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are a major cause of childhood diarrhoea and of diarrhoea in piglets and calves. This study compared the anti-adhesive activities against ETEC of glycomacropeptide (GMP) from Bactrian camels and dromedaries with that of bovine GMP. GMP was purified by ion...
-
2022-12-16
Liang, Nuanyi, Zhao, Zheng, Curtis, Jonathan M., Gänzle, Michael G.
Fungal spoilage limits the shelf life of fermented dairy products. To address the problem, this study explores the potential of lactic acid bacteria as antifungal adjunct cultures in dairy matrices. Strains of lactic acid bacteria (113) representing 19 species were screened for their activity...