• A multi-omics perspective on the biology and evolution of the genus Macrococcus 

  Mazhar, Shahneela (University College Cork, 2020-04-05)

  The Gram-positive genus Macrococcus currently comprises eleven species; Macrococcus bovicus, Macrococcus carouselicus, Macrococcus equipercicus, Macrococcus brunensis, Macrococcus hajekii, Macrococcus lamae, Macrococcu ...
• Bifidobacterial physiology and metabolism in the gut environment 

  Kelly, Sandra M. (University College Cork, 2020-12)

  Bifidobacteria represent Gram-positive gut commensals of mammals, birds and insects. Certain bifidobacterial species are associated with various health benefits if present in adequate amounts in the human gastro-intestinal ...
• A comparative analysis of the genus Faecalibacterium and the utilisation of an enrichment based strategy for the isolation of gut phage 

  Fitzgerald, Cormac Brian (University College Cork, 2020-12-11)

  Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is a Gram negative member of the Ruminococcaceae family and is highly oxygen sensitive. F. prausnitzii has been shown to have the ability to reduce inflammation in the human gut. It can produce ...
• An investigation into novel bacteriocin producers isolated for shelf life extension of dairy products 

  Sugrue, Ivan (University College Cork, 2020-07-27)

  This thesis investigates extension of the shelf life of dairy products and outlines the discovery and characterization of novel antimicrobials for application in food and health. The results demonstrate factors which affect ...
• Host genetics and epigenomics of inflammatory bowel disease 

  Power, E. M. (University College Cork, 2019-09-30)

  The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the interaction between host-genetics and epigenetic profiles in IBD, particularly in CD. This included identifying epigenetic markers in CD patients with frequent relapses ...

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