Sentences with phrase «microbial growth using»

The food industry has become increasingly focused on developing different «what if» scenarios when reformulating or developing new food and drink products to predict the levels of microbial growth using methods such as challenge testing.

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The proper antimicrobial will be used in conjunction with these other hurdles to manage and control microbial growth.

In chicken processing plants, some interventions might include: the use of food - grade additives that kill or reduce the growth of potential microbial hazards; approved rinses to kill any surviving bacteria; and metal detectors to make sure that no foreign object makes its way into a product.

Meat, fish and cheese product producers use these additives to hinder microbial growth as well as to keep meat red and enhance its flavour.

Salt is used to help extend shelf life of edible products, process meat, control microbial growth and so much more.

Prior to the new research published in Nature Climate Change, computer models used to simulate future climate change generally had not been able to simulate interactions between plant growth and microbial decomposition rates.

They sent soil samples for DNA testing, looking for matches with particular genes known to be found in microbes and fungi; they tried to stimulate microbial growth on a wide variety of substances and then count the cells produced; and they used highly sensitive radiorespiration activity assays, which involve feeding the soil microorganisms a food source which has been labelled with radioactive carbon, which can then be used to detect if the microorganisms are active.

«We can use these molecules to create predictive models and see how changes in the environment altered microbial growth patterns and then, in a feedback loop, how these growth patterns affect the environment — how they create a model of ecological change.»

Brodie, deputy director of Berkeley Lab's Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, and his group used what they knew about the lifestyles of these soil bacteria to develop specialized microbial growth media to cultivate hundreds of different bacterial species.

Biocellion is being used to model a variety of biological system behaviors, such as biofilm formation and wrinkling, microbial growth dynamics in complex soil structure, brain tumor growth and invasion, formation of complex bacterial colonies, and changes in blood vessels and skin cells.

«We hypothesized that soil amendment using lignite - derived humic substances would alter plant gas exchange, root growth and soil microbial activity, which in turn might mitigate potential crop losses under water - stress conditions,» he said.

Until the 1990s, knowledge of microbial populations was determined using assays that relied on the growth of the microbe.

Prior to the new research published today in Nature Climate Change, computer models used to simulate future climate change generally had not been able to simulate interactions between plant growth and microbial decomposition rates.

Water used in skincare products makes them much more prone to microbial growth.

I'm wondering if the rashes some people experience after successfully using it for a while are from unseen microbial growth.

If you're using wet food, Dr. Lindsey Bullen warns that it should never be left out for longer than 20 - 30 minutes, as «water creates the perfect environment for microbial growth.»

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