A vital component in many research fields is the ability to measure bacterial growth for fermentation, antibiotic effectiveness, synthetic biology, and food safety. Estimating bacterial growth ...

From top left are Wonsik Mun, Sinseong Park, Ekpenyong Joy Edet, and Professor Robert J. Mitchell. From bottom left are Hyochan Jang and Sumin Choi, first author of the study, in the Department of ...

Corn-based fuel ethanol facilities mix enzymatically treated, gelatinized corn starch with water to generate a “mash” that is used as the substrate in large-scale (~500, 000 gallon) yeast-based ...

Lactic acid bacteria are critical to the dairy, food processing, and nutrition industries. Used as probiotics, flavour compounds, and starter cultures for fermented foods such as yogurt, the bacteria ...

Syngas fermentation is emerging as a versatile method for converting inexpensive and abundant gaseous feedstocks, such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H₂) and carbon dioxide (CO₂), into valuable ...

Is your leftover roti dough safe to eat? Experts warn that while overnight storage might seem harmless, it can lead to ...

Heterotrophic bacteria in the surface ocean play a critical role in the global carbon cycle and the magnitude of this role depends on their growth rates. Although methods for determining bacterial ...