As bread is a very important staple food, its spoilage threatens global food security. Ropy
bread spoilage manifests in sticky and stringy degradation of the crumb, slime formation …

Surfactin is an excellent biosurfactant with a wide range of application prospects in many
industrial fields. However, its low productivity and high cost have largely limited its …

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included in future lists should send an electronic copy of the published paper to the IJSEM …

Ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) have shown ability to inactivate microorganisms
and viruses in water. The unique characteristic of the UV-LEDs' diversity in wavelengths …

Microbes produce a plethora of secondary (or specialized) metabolites that, although not
essential for primary metabolism, benefit them to survive in the environment, communicate …

The endophytic strain Cal. l. 30, isolated from the medicinal plant Calendula officinalis, was
selected among seven Bacillus strains with plant growth promoting activity and strong …

A total of sixteen bacterial strains were isolated and identified from the fourteen types of
Korean fermented foods that were evaluated for their in vitro probiotic potentials. The results …

Biofilm-forming bacteria adhere to the substrates and engage in the nutrient cycling process.
However, environmental conditions may interrupt the biofilm formation ability, which …

Plastics in agricultural soils pose a potential risk to humans because environmental plastics
can enter our foods. Here, we present a first step toward developing bacteria that can both …

Key message Bacillus spizizenii is for the first time described as a plant growth salt-tolerant
bacterium able to alleviate salt stress in crop plants by improving physiological parameters …