The increasing research on science and innovation has shifted consumer awareness from
conventional to functional foods that are more nutritious and healthier. The ideation of …

Biofilm is an advanced form of protection that allows bacterial cells to withstand adverse
environmental conditions. The complex structure of biofilm results from genetic‐related …

Many factors threaten food safety, such as physical, chemical, and biological hazards. In this
regard, biological hazards are of paramount importance. Among them, the bacteria play …

Background Uric acid (UA) is the end product of purine metabolism in the liver and is
excreted by the kidneys. When purine metabolism is impaired, the serum UA level will be …

In this study a total of 220 isolates of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) recovered from 10 types of
Brazilian artisanal cheeses marketed in 4 main regions of Brazil were evaluated regarding …

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites present in agricultural commodities and produced by
certain fungi with adverse acute and chronic effects such as genotoxicity and carcinogenicity …

The global probiotics industry has been undergoing major changes in recent years.
Approaches to finding and creating new probiotics, as well as a paradigm of their use in …

The benefits of probiotics for the improvement of animal health status have been of great
interest in recent years. For this reason, in this study was aimed at assessing a strain with …

The last two decades have seen food science progress in leaps and bounds through
innovation and technology. During the same time, consumers' awareness on food has …

The objectives of this investigation were (i) to isolate bacteria from various foods (dairy
products, fruits, and vegetables) and evaluate their probiotic potential and (ii) to select …