This work evaluated the microbiological and physicochemical quality of Minas Frescal cheese sanitized with ozonated water at concentration of 2 mg.L-1 for 1 or 2 minutes. No counts of Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus sp. and total and thermotolerants coliforms were found in the samples. Additionally, significant microbial reductions were observed for ozonated samples and the lowest counts wer...

The e#ect of +/h, -**ppm calcium hypochlorite soaking on microbial quality of mung seeds and sprouts was investigated. The extended chlorine soaking did not completely eliminate the microflora of the seeds but significantly reduced microbial proliferation rates during storage. Generally, microbial counts of the chlorine-soaked seeds were significantly lower than that of the control. Total plate...

Microbial growth within the water-saturated subsurface environment was investigated by exposing sandy sediments to groundwater for 12 weeks at a depth of 10 or 20 m in a stainless-steel groundwater well. Washing and heating the sediment to 600 degrees C (removal of organic carbon) prior to the exposure did not prevent the natural microbial community from colonizing the sterilized sediment sampl...

The primary objective of the study is to determine the reduction of airborne microbial counts as a result of operating the AiroCide system in three clinical settings under control conditions. The three settings are Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Day Surgery, Surgical Operating Room (OR) and Surgical Instrument Sterile Preparation Room. 2) The second objective is to determine how/if the AiroCide syste...

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of colostrum on microbial populations of yogurt and kefir. For this purpose, raw bovine colostrum is freeze-dried and added to yogurt and kefir on 8% and 16% (w/w; colostrum/product) dilutions. The results showed that, effect of colostrum on total mesophilic aerobic bacteria counts of yogurt and kefir are negligible. Streptococcus thermoph...

B Health active Figure S1. Statistical differences in metagenome composition. Metagenome hit counts were first normalized using GASIC. Normalized counts were then analyzed using LEfSe with default parameters, to identify significant differences at species level between the microbial communities compared. a) Comparison non-progressing site baselines to healthy sites of healthy patients b) Compar...

The samples were stored at -18oC and undergone microbial analysis, chemical characteristics and sensory evaluation at 2-month intervals. Mean bacterial loads and coliform counts were 7.1×10±2.0×10 and 1.9×10±7.1×10 CFU/g. In this study, frozen storage was more effective than either treatment alone at decreasing total and coliform counts. Microbial analysis indicated that freezing storage had a ...

A novel extension of traditional growth models for exposure assessment of food-borne microbial pathogens was developed to address the complex interactions of competing microbial populations in foods. Scenarios were designed for baseline refrigeration and mild abuse of servings of chicken broiler and ground beef Our approach employed high-quality data for microbiology of foods at production, ref...

The objective of this study was to establish the necessary protocols and assess the efficacy of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) as an antimicrobial intervention on beef cattle hides. Experiments using CPC were conducted to determine (i) the methods of neutralization needed to obtain valid efficacy measurements, (ii) the effect of concentration and dwell time after treatment, (iii) the effect of ...

Objective: A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess standard precaution practices among dental personnel and to investigate microbial counts in indoor air samples collected from a hospital dental clinic before and during dental works. Material and Method: Thirty dental personnel who voluntarily participated were interviewed using a questionnaire towards demographic information and stan...