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Book chapters

Bacteriocins

  • Leroy, F. & De Vuyst, L. (1999). Sausage isolates are favourable candidates for application as bacteriocin-producing starter cultures for sausage fermentation - a case study. In: Chapter 9 - Fermentation. In: Food Microbiology and Food Safety into the Next Millennium (A.C.J. Tuytelaars, R.A. Samson, F.M. Rombouts & S. Notermans, Eds.). Ponsen & Looyen, Wageningen, pp. 647-652.
  • Leroy, F. & De Vuyst, L. (2000). Chapter 22 - Sakacins. In : Natural Food Antimicrobial Systems (A.S. Naidu, Ed.). CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, USA, pp. 589-610 .
  • Leroy, F. & De Vuyst, L. (2004). Chapter 21 - Bacteriocin-producing strains in a meat environment. In: Barredo Fuente, J.L. (Ed), Methods in Biotechnology - Microbial Processes and Products . Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey, USA, pp. 369-380.

Exopolysaccharides

  • De Vuyst, L. & Degeest, B. (1999). Exopolysaccharides from Lactic Acid Bacteria: Technological Bottlenecks and Practical Solutions. In: Cheng, H.N., Cote, G.L. & Baianu, I.C. Application of Polymers in Foods.
  • Degeest, B. & De Vuyst, L. (1999). Process Characteristics of Exopolysaccharide Production by Streptococcus thermophilus. In Cheng, H.N., Cote, G.L. & Baianu, I.C. Application of Polymers in Foods.
  • De Vuyst, L. & Vaningelgem, F. (2003). Developing New Polysaccharides. In: Mc Kenna, B.M. Texture in Food - Volume 1: Semi-solid Foods. Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, England, pp. 275-320.

Functional starter cultures

  • Leroy, F & De Vuyst, L. (2003). Beneficial microorganisms in foods. In: Methods in Biotechnology - Microbial Products and Biotransformations. Humana Press, USA.

Functional foods: probiotics and prebiotics

  • De Vuyst, L., Makras, E. & Avonts, L. (2004). Chapter 17 - Probiotics, prebiotics and gut health. In: Remacle, C. & Reusens, B. Functional foods, ageing and degenerative disease. Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, UK, pp. 416-482.


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