this study investigated the survival of a probiotic strain of lactobacillus acidophilus (la-5) in jug cheese during storage (120 days at 6-8 °c). the jug cheese treatments were: c (control), containing commercial starter frc-65; la, containing lactobacillus acidophilus; and las, containing commercial starter and lactobacillus acidophilus. the results showed that the amount of lactobacillus acid...

Alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy foods contribute greatly to the global burden of non-communicable disease (NCD). Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) have recognized the critical need to address these three key risk factors through global action plans and policy recommendations. The 2013-2020 WHO action plan identifies the need to engage economic, agricultural and other relevant...

Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) uses microbes and electricity to convert CO2 high-grade chemicals alleviating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Little is known on the environmental loads associated with scale-up of technology. Initially, MES impacts synthesizing acetic, formic, or propionic acids, methanol, ethanol were assessed using GaBi LCA software, produced 60% from fossil fuels. The result...