Antimicrobial peptides exhibit high levels of antimicrobial activity against a broad range of spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms. Compared with bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria, antimicrobial peptides from the genus Bacillus have been relatively less recognized despite their broad antimicrobial spectra. These peptides can be classified into two different groups based on whether...

Vinegar is the product obtained exclusively through biotechnological processes such as double fermentation, alcoholic and acetic fermentation of liquids or other substances of agricultural origin. There are various types of vinegars obtained from various sources such as wine fruit and berry, cider, alcohol, grain, malt, beer and honey. Vinegar is used as a food additive and also it acts as effe...

The use of preservatives in food stuffs and beverages is essential in order to prevent spoilage due to microbial growth or undesirable chemical changes. However, the use of synthetic additives has been associated with various health problems. Therefore, consumers have turned suspicious and obverted towards ingredients from natural sources. This tendency has driven food industry in further searc...

This paper presents a smart sensor patch with flexible strain and printed temperature integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) tag to detect or in semi-quantitative way. The is fabricated using conductive polymer poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT: PSS) Polydimethylsiloxane microchannel. by printing silver electrodes PEDOT:PSS on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) substrate. ...

Many antibiotics have been screened for inhibition of sporeforming bacteria during the last 10 years in this laboratory. The effect of some of these antibiotics on canned food spoilage bacteria has previously been described (Denny and Bohrer, 1959). Recently, two antibiotics which eventually may be of use in food processing have been through a preliminary screening in this laboratory. These ant...

Although the United States food supply is generally considered one of the safest in the world, foodborne illnesses remain a concern. Each year, millions of Americans become ill and as many as 5000 die from foodborne infections. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that medical treatment and productivity losses associated with foodborne illnesses cost as much as $37 billion annu...

Control of bacterial spores is one of the major problem in the food preservation. Spores of Bacillus genus are commonly present in different environments, including soil and the gut of insects and animals and, as a result, they can be spread to all kind of foods. Due to their high resistance properties, their complete inactivation in food is often impossible without changing the product charact...