• Feasibility study for the production of novel galacto-oligosaccharides based on Bifidobacterial β-galactosidases 

  Ambrogi, Valentina (University College Cork, 2020-04)

  Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) are complex carbohydrates that are produced from lactose by means of an enzymatic reaction catalised by a β-galactosidase. Together with fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin, GOS have ...
• Profiling bacteriophages of the human gut and exploring their application in food and medicine 

  Lewis, Rhea (University College Cork, 2020-02-26)

  Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses which infect bacteria and are ubiquitous in nature. Phage research has undergone periods of interest and indifference, but are now common tools with some suggesting that they will become ...
• Characterization of beer-spoiling Lactobacillus brevis and their associated bacteriophages 

  Feyereisen, Marine (University College Cork, 2019-10-14)

  Certain bacteria have acquired the ability to survive and even grow in beer, despite the antimicrobial nature of this harsh liquid environment. Bacterial growth in beer is often attributed to lactic acid bacteria (LAB) ...
• Characterisation of antimicrobial producing staphylococci from the human skin microbiota 

  O'Sullivan, Julie N. (University College Cork, 2019-12)

  This thesis outlines a study of the identification and characterisation of novel antimicrobial peptides, primarily bacteriocins produced by the human skin microbiota. Bacteriocins are small ribosomally synthesised heat ...
• Validation and development of sequence-based tools to analyse the human gut virome 

  Sutton, Thomas D. S. (University College Cork, 2019-12)

  The gut microbiome is a complex community of microorganisms that interacts closely with the human host and is believed to play an important role in the maintenance of human health. The viral component of this community is ...

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