Projects
Structural characterization, quantification and prebiotic potential of wheat grain fructans. KU Leuven
Influence of prebiotics on pre-emptic colonisation and resulting protection against bacterial infections of the intestine in an optimized in vitro model Ghent University
Before intestinal pathogens cause infections, they need to attach and pnetrate the mucus layer, so they can adhere to the epithelium. A little studied effect of prebiotics is their potential to reduce the adhesion of pathogens. For this research several in vitro methods will be developed such as the extension of the SHIME with a module to simulate the intestinal surface.
The application and mode of action of probiotic Bacillus species in the larviculture of Penaeus Ghent University
The project aims at isolating Bacillus strains able to degrade polyhydroxybutyric acid and acyl homoserine lactones. These strains will be tested in the Penaeus larviculture in a combined prebiotic and probiotic approach.
Lytic bacteriophages and probiotic Bacillus spp. as novel biocontrol agents of Motile Aeromonad Septicaemia (MAS) in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): A holistic approach to disease management. Ghent University
Local bacteriophages and probiotic Bacillus spp. will be isolated and characterized. The isolates wil be tested against Aeromonas hydrophila, both in vivo and in vitro under lab conditions. Bacillus spp. will be combined together with selected bacteriophages to test for a synergistic effect under lab conditions. Semi-field trials will conducted on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) for field verification.
The mode of action of Streptococcus salivarius as a key commensal in the nasopharynx and its potential as a probiotic treatment for the upper respiratory tract. University of Antwerp
Development of Probiotic Clothing Ghent University
Body odor (BO) is a bacterial problem caused by the presence of the ‘rong’bacteria which transform sweat secretions into volatile malodorous compounds. Our research identified the main bacterial malodor perpetrators in the human armpits and clothes and developed a probiotic treatment both on skin and on clothes. This StarTT aims to further develop, optimize Probiotic Clothing protoypes towards protection against malodor in clothes, to obtain ...