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Bio prospecting of Riboflavin producing bacteria from different riboflavin enriched food sources

Biosci. j. (Online); 38 (), 2022
Riboflavin is an essential, water-soluble vitamin (B2) and a component of basic cellular metabolism. The aim of the present study is to isolate and characterize riboflavin producing bacteria from different food sources. Ten different riboflavin enriched food sources were collected from Vellore district. ...

Effect of calcium on Pseudomonas aeruginasa and Bacillus cereus metabolites

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
The effects of Calcium (Ca+2) on virulence and some parameters should be analyzed in this study. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Gram (-) and Bacillus cereus Gram (+) were used. Both bacteria are soil bacteria. In this study; the effect of Ca+2 on protease, amylase, LasB elastolytic assay, H2O2, pyorubin and biof...

A comparative study on biological activities of different solvent extracts from whole seed, seed coat and cotyledon of two Lathyrus species

Abstract The present study was conducted to assess the phenolic content, and antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Lathyrus L. species. The extraction of phenolic compounds from whole seeds, seed coat and cotyledon of Lathyrus hierosolymitanus Boiss. and Lathyrus annuus L. seeds was performed emplo...

Assessment of cadmium tolerance and biosorptive potential of Bacillus Cereus GCFSD01 isolated from cadmium contaminated soil

Braz. j. biol; 81 (2), 2021
Continuous occurrence of heavy metals is a major cause of environmental pollution due to its toxic effects. At minimum concentrations, these metals are highly reactive and can gather in the food chains and food web, causing major dangers to public health concerns. Soil samples were collected from Paharan...

Actividad antioxidante y antibacteriana del aceite esencial de hoja de Myrcianthes pungens
Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of Myrcianthes pungens leaf essential oil

Myrcianthes pungens (Myrtaceae) es un árbol nativo de Brasil conocido como guabijú. En nuestro estudio, describimos la composición química del aceite esencial de las hojas secas de M. pungens, la actividad antioxidante por diferentes métodos y la actividad antibacteriana contra Staphylococcus aureus...

Bacteria from the Bacillus cereus group as contaminants in requeijão curd cheeses and especialidade láctea tipo requeijão

Arq. Inst. Biol; 85 (), 2018
This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of Bacillus cereus group in requeijões and especialidades lácteas tipo requeijão (regular and light) and to verify if there is differences in relation to this occurrence among different categories of these products. A set of 14 (35%) lots was contaminated wi...

Bacillus cereus as the main casual agent of foodborne outbreaks in Southern Brazil: data from 11 years

Foodborne diseases are a global concern. In Brazil, the most prevalent pathogen found in foodborne outbreaks is Salmonella sp. (14.4%), followed by Staphylococcus aureus (7.7%), Escherichia coli (6.5%), and Bacillus cereus (3.1%). With the aim to perform a regional detailed analysis of foodborne intoxica...

Bacillus cereus group: genetic aspects related to food safety and dairy processing

Arq. Inst. Biol; 85 (), 2018
Bacillus cereus group includes not pathogenic and high pathogenic species. They are considered as a risk to public health due to foodborne diseases and as an important cause of economic losses to industries due to production of spoilage enzymes. Some researches have been performed in order to assess the ...

Variation analysis of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates production using saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) are efficient, renewable and environment friendly polymeric esters. These polymers are synthesized by a variety of microbes under stress conditions. This study was carried out to check the suitability of waste frying oil in comparison to other oils for economical biop...

Atividade antibacteriana de óleos essenciais de café verde e torrado (Coffea arabica), Cacau (Theobroma cacao), casca e folha de canela do ceilão (Cinnamomum zeylanicun)
Antibacterial activity of essential oils from green and roasted coffee (Coffea arabica), Cacau (Theobroma cacao), bark and cinnamon leaf from Ceylon (Cinnamomum zeylanicun)

Hig. aliment; 31 (272/273), 2017
Diversos conservantes naturais têm sido utilizados na inativação de micro-organismos, sem efeitos adversos com relação aos valores nutricionais dos alimentos e da saúde humana. Entretanto, estudos apontam reações adversas aos aditivos sintéticos, tais como reações tóxicas e o possível desenv...