CELL SURFACE POLYSACCHARIDES REPRESENT A COMMON STRATEGY FOR ADSORPTION AMONG PHAGES INFECTING LACTIC ACID BACTERIA: LESSONS FROM DAIRY LACTOCOCCI AND STREPTOCOCCI

ABSTRACT Food fermentations rely on the application of robust bacterial starter cultures, the majority of which are represented by members of the lactic acid bacteria including Lactococcus lactis and Streptococcus thermophilus.Bacteriophage (or phage) proliferation remains one of the most significant threats to the fermentation industry.Therefore,

Water is a vital nutrient with innumerable functions for every living cell.The functions of human skin include protection against dehydration of the body.Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic pruritic inflammatory skin disease that presents with dry skin, erythematous and eczematous lesions, and lichenification.This paper discusses the question of wh

The use of CMOS sensors for rotational spectroscopy is a promising, but challenging avenue for low-cost gas sensing and molecular identification.A main challenge in this approach is that practical CMOS spectroscopy samples contain various different noise sources that reduce the effectiveness of matching techniques for molecular identification with