• Microbes for life; investigating the effects of oral administration of Lactobacillus mucosae DPC 6426 on cardiometabolic parameters 

  O'Donovan, Aoife (University College Cork, 2021-06)

  Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors, including obesity, dyslipidaemia, hypertension and insulin resistance, with a range of secondary conditions such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ...
• RNA bacteriophages: diversity, abundance, and applications 

  Callanan, Julie (University College Cork, 2021-10-11)

  We live in a world created by and dominated by microbes, yet we are only beginning to understand this complex and diverse realm. This vast collection of microorganisms (the microbiome) is composed of bacteria, viruses, ...
• Shotgun metagenomics exploration of fermented food microbiomes 

  Leech, John (University College Cork, 2021-11-09)

  Fermentation is among the worlds oldest forms of food preservation. Study into these foods began in earnest with Lois Pasteur over 150 years ago. Although much information has been gathered since, we have entered a new era ...
• Phage-host interactions in Streptococcus thermophilus 

  Lavelle, Katherine (University College Cork, 2021-05-28)

  Streptococcus thermophilus is a Gram-positive, ovococcoid bacterium which belongs to the biotechnologically important Lactic Acid Bacteria. S. thermophilus is subject to heavy industrial, and indeed, artisanal use for the ...
• Encapsulation technologies for delivery of bioactive compounds to the gastrointestinal tract 

  O'Reilly, Catherine (University College Cork, 2021-04-30)

  Ulcerative Colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are increasingly linked to changes in the gut microbiome. In addition, gastrointestinal illnesses caused by infections by gut pathogens such as Clostridioides ...

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