• An in silico analysis of bacteriocin production in the human microbiota and its relationship with health 

  Walsh, Calum (University College Cork, 2017)

  Advances in computing power and metagenomic sequencing have facilitated the sourcing of a wealth of evidence to support the long-held belief that the complex community of microorganisms inhabiting the human gastrointestinal ...
• Biodiversity of lactococcal bacteriophages and associated phage-host interactions 

  Oliveira, Joana (University College Cork, 2017)

  Lactococcus lactis represents one of the most intensely exploited species of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) for dairy fermentations. The intensive and repeated application of lactococcal strains or strain blends in dairy ...
• Comparative and functional genomic analysis of dairy lactococci 

  Kelleher, Philip (University College Cork, 2017)

  Lactococcus lactis has been exploited for thousands of years for the production of fermented dairy products, and from an economic perspective has become one of the most valuable bacteria. L. lactis is used predominantly ...
• The biotechnological potential of deep sea sponges and their associated microbiome 

  Borchert, Erik (University College Cork, 2017)

  Shallow water sponges are known to be a prolific source of bioactive compounds and interesting enzymes. In particular shallow water sponges from temperate and warm environments have been investigated in the last couple of ...
• Monitoring, understanding and controlling listeria in food processing 

  Leong, Dara (University College Cork, 2017)

  The objective of this study was to monitor, understand and help control Listeria monocytogenes and L. ivanovii in the food processing environment. As foodborne transmission has been identified as the primary route of human ...

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