The use of natural antimicrobial compounds in food has gained much attention by the
consumers and the food industry. This is due primarily to two major factors. First, the misuse …

The interest on novel biological preservation methods has been increasing during recent
years, supported by research indicating that antagonistic microorganisms and their …

Antibiotics, often supplemented in feed, used as a growth promoter, may cause their residual
effect in animal produce and also trigger antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which is of serious …

Here, we characterized released-exopolysaccharides (r-EPS) from Lactobacillus
acidophilus A4 with the goal of identifying natural compounds that represses biofilm …

The aim of this study is to investigate the dynamic gut microbial diversity in weaning swine
after administering feed supplemented with probiotic bacteria that specifically inhibit the …

Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis is one of the most important starter bacteria used in dairy
technology and it is of great economic importance because of its use in the production of …

L. acidophilus is a homofermentative, microaerophilic, short chain gram positive
microorganism with rod morphology having its bacteriocins belonging to class II a. Several …

Bacteriocins are natural antimicrobial agents produced by food fermentative bacteria.
Lactobacillus acidophilus DSM 20079 produces a small bacteriocin, with a molecular mass …

Medical device-associated infections (MDAI) are a critical problem due to the increasing
usage of medical devices in the aging population. The inhibition of biofilm formation through …

The conventional use of probiotics to modulate gastrointestinal health, such as in improving
lactose intolerance, increasing natural resistance to infectious diseases in the …