Publications

testing two lactobacillus plantarum and lactobacillus acidophilus strains for their suitability as a lipoid probiotic.	two strains of lactobacilli (lactobacillus acidophilus t-135 and lactobacillus plantarum 4/97) were selected in order to study their inhibitory properties against frequent udder pathogens (escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus agalactiae, streptococcus uberis, salmonella enteritidis and bacillus pumilus), their production of organic acids as well as their ability to survive on the teat skin, the teat duct mucosa and in a lipoid emulsion. both strains inhibited the tested pathoge ...	2004	15046462
characterization of an alkaline active-thiol forming extracellular serine keratinase by the newly isolated bacillus pumilus.	the aim of the study was to optimize microbial degradation of keratinous waste and to characterize the alkaline active keratinase showing its biotechnological importance.	2008	17922821
ribosomal rna-based analysis of the bacterial flora from the conjunctivae of cattle with bovine keratoconjunctivitis (bkc).	bovine keratoconjunctivitis (bkc), colloquially referred to as 'pinkeye', is a disease affecting cattle worldwide; it costs cattle producers millions of dollars in economic loss annually. while moraxella spp. are the primary etiologic agent of pinkeye, surveys of flora from the conjunctivae of livestock from around the world have indicated that a variety of bacterial commensals occupy this niche. we used molecular biology-based methods to determine the composition of bacterial flora in the conju ...	2008	18513895
lysozyme as a barrier to growth of bacillus anthracis strain sterne in liquid egg white, milk and beef.	in this study, we investigated the role of lysozyme on the viability of bacillus cereus, bacillus subtilis, bacillus pumilus and bacillus anthracis (sterne) in egg white (ew), ground beef and milk. at 35 °c in ew, growth rates (gr) for b. cereus, b. subtilis, b. pumilus and b. anthracis were 0.005, -0.018, -0.028 and -0.029 od(600)/h, respectively. heat-treating ew at 55 and 60 °c reduced the inactivating effect of ew by 3.1 and 10.5-fold, respectively. addition of lysozyme (2 mg/ml) to 60 °c-tr ...	2011	21645824