The lactic acid bacterium Lactococcus lactis is the most widely employed species in dairy fermentations, and due to this economic significance extensive research pertaining to its functionality, physiology and interaction ...

Strains of Lactococcus lactis are widely employed in the dairy industry as starter cultures for cheese fermentations. This continuous and widespread use brings with it the constant threat of (bacterio)phage attack. Indeed, ...

Ecosystems constitute resource stocks that are regenerative but exhaustible when they are overused. To prevent ecosystems from collapsing, government intervention takes place through pollution control policies namely: ...

The fisheries sector in Ireland is worth approximately €1.15 billion a year and is characterised by a high proportion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A strong market orientation and a consumer driven new product ...

The race to create alternative, Si compatible, scalable, tuneable device materials over the past number of years has led to a focus on group IV elements. Alloying group IV semiconductors, such as Ge or Si with group IV ...