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The Rapid Enumeration Of A Mixed Culture Of S. Cerevisiae & L. Plantarum In Beer Using Image-Based Cytometry, Kevin M. Kennedy
The Rapid Enumeration Of A Mixed Culture Of S. Cerevisiae & L. Plantarum In Beer Using Image-Based Cytometry, Kevin M. Kennedy
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Mixed cultures are prevalent in the food industry. From sour beer to sourdough bread, mix culture popularity is growing. A number of microbiological mixtures are used in these unique fermenting processes to create distinctive flavor profiles of consumers’ favorite foods. Although mixed cultures seem ubiquitous, they are often not well enumerated. The aim of this thesis was to create a novel rapid image-based cytometry method to enumerate mixed cultures in beer. Imaged-based cytometry can be used to rapidly enumerate mixed microbial cultures, as opposed to traditional plate counting methods that can take days to grow and count. A novel method …
Prevention Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease By Broccoli-Sourced And Microbially-Produced Bioactives, Johanna M. Holman
Prevention Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease By Broccoli-Sourced And Microbially-Produced Bioactives, Johanna M. Holman
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are chronic, reoccurring, and debilitating conditions characterized by inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, some of which can lead to more systemic complications and can include autoimmune dysfunction, a change in the taxonomic and functional structure of microbial communities in the gut, and complicated burdens in a person’s daily life. Like many diseases based in chronic inflammation, research on IBD has pointed towards a multifactorial origin involving factors of the host’s lifestyle, immune system, associated microbial communities, and environmental conditions. Too often, research focuses on just one aspect of IBD or uses one model with a narrow …