1- Directorate of Research and Development, Nigerian Institute Leather Science Technology, Zaria, Nigeria 2- , [email protected] 3- Department Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, 4- Medical Laboratory Sciences, University Calabar, 5- Industrial Environmental Pollution Department, National for Chemical

Background. Performic acid has recently become available on a commercial scale for potential use in wastewater disinfection and can become an innovative biocide for various purposes in food processing. The aim of our study was: 1) to investigate the antimicrobial resistance of performic acid as high active and non toxic chemical disinfectant against Escherichi coli (hygiene indicator test micro...

Production in Fed-Batch Reactor of Bacillus subtilis LipaseA Immobilized on its own Producer Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells Lucia Paciello, Carmine Landi, Jesus Zueco, Palma Parascandola Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy Department of Microbiology, University of Valencia, Avda Vicente Andrès Estelles 46100, Burjass...

Victor de Jager1,2,3 and Roland J. Siezen1,2,4,5,6* Netherlands Bioinformatics Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, NCMLS, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. TI Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands. NIZO food research, Ed...

Food science and technology have acquired unforeseen implications in different fields, among which the following stand out: (1) industries related to agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, and transport; (2) hygiene, in order to establish scientifically the appropriate types of food processing along with a more rational approach to dietetics; and (3) legislative, in order to enact laws prote...

Bioremediation: ASM library http://www.microbelibrary.org/library/resources/ 2776-bioremediation-and-treatment-of-industrial-waste This site put up by the American Society for Microbiology provides a good summary of the principles and practices of bioremediation. Bioremediation: USGS http://water.usgs.gov/wid/html/bioremed.html This site is dated but it contains specific examples of sites treat...

Muhammad Siddique Awan, Fatima Jalal, Najma Ayub, Muhammad Waheed Akhtar and Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka* Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, PK-54078 Islamabad, Pakistan Industrial Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, PK-38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan School of Biological Science...

Rob J. W. Brooijmans,1,2 Margreet I. Pastink,1,3,4 Roland J. Siezen1,3,5* Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, TI Food and Nutrition, 6700AN Wageningen, The Netherlands. Bioprocess Technology, Delft University of Technology, 2628BC Delft, The Netherlands. NIZO food research, 6710BA Ede, The Netherlands. Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, 6703HB Wageningen, The...

The role of microbiology laboratories in the care of patients with suspected or known infections has been described in previous articles in this series of medical microbiology updates. This review addresses the broader role of clinical microbiology laboratories in the quality of care and patient safety. The importance of microbiology laboratories in the care of patients with infectious diseases...