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  1. 1. Optimization of Solid-State Fermentation process for brown seaweed using LAB and characterization of the products

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (CI); Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master)

    Author : Sweta Singh; [2024]
    Keywords : lactic acid bacteria; solid-state fermentation; Alaria esculenta; Saccharina latissima; seaweed fermentation; biotechnology; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Fermentation has played a vital role in human history, offering solutions for food preservation, culinary diversity, and the creation of diverse and flavorful foods and beverages. Its importance continues today, both in traditional practices and in modern industrial applications. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lactobacillus spp. in honey bees of southwestern Sweden : A feasible gut-analysis via long-read 16S nanopore sequencing

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Erik Xinxo; [2022]
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    Abstract : Together with other pollinating animals, honeybees maintain an ecological stability and pollinate both wild and cultivated plants, contributing to the preservation of natural ecosystems and overall security of food production. Unfortunately, honeybees across the world are dying at a dramatic rate, which is very dangerous for the biosecurity of this planet. READ MORE

  4. 3. Identification of Lactobacillus species in honey using 16S rRNA gene sequencing

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Robherta Ferreira de Vilcinskas; [2022]
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    Abstract : Honey is a natural product composed of numeral substances and microorganisms. Although honey presents physicochemical properties that confer antimicrobial characteristics, certain microorganisms are still able to survive and multiply in honey. READ MORE

  5. 4. Selfish, mobile genes in honeybee gut bacteria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Aleksei Põlajev; [2018]
    Keywords : lactobacillus kunkeei; transposon; transposase; mobile genetic element; pseudogenized; gut flora; symbiont; reduced genome; åland; gotland;

    Abstract : Transposons are selfish, mobile genetic elements, moving within the genome. The transposase genemakes this possible, as it codes for the enzyme that catalyzes the movement. In the case of bacteria,they can also move horizontally between individual bacteria, and sometimes even between species. READ MORE

  6. 5. Influence of probiotic treatment on allergy methylomics : Gene network analysis of epigenetic methylation patterns in CD4+ T cells from newborns treated with Lactobacillus reuteri

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Bioinformatik

    Author : Simon Söderholm; [2018]
    Keywords : allergy; epigenetics; methylation; probiotics; bioinformatics; CD4 T cells; Lactobacillus reuteri; PPI-networks;

    Abstract : The composition and diversity of the gastrointestinal microbiota and its interaction with human cells have been frequently associated with immune system functions and disease development, including autoimmunity and allergy. This is believed to be mediated in part through epigenetic modifications, mainly as DNA methylation. READ MORE