The survival of Legionella in rainwater

Authors: Mia POTOČNJAK, Matija ŠIROKA, Danica REBIĆ, Ivana GOBIN Corresponding author: Mia Potočnjak, univ. bacc. sanit. ing Type of paper: Original scientific paper Issue: Volume 6 | number 1 – 2012 Photo: mcgill.uk Abstract: Legionella is an environmental bacteria and a significant worldwide public health problem. These bacteria can survive a long period of time in distilled…

Testing the adhesion and colonization ability of Lactobacillus plantarum strain S1 to the mice intestinal epithelium

Authors: Matrina KUČAN,  Ivana GOBIN, Ksenija MARKOV, Diana JURČIĆ MOMČILOVIĆ, Jadranka FRECE Corresponding author: Martina KUČAN Type of paper: Original scientific paper Issue: Volume 6 | number 1 – 2012 Photo: cpmedical.net Abstract: Intestinal diseases are often the consequence of a myriad factors which disturb the complex ecosystem of the gastrointestinal system. For that reason, great attention is dedicated…

Students’ mobile phones – how clean are they?

Authors: Andrej OVCA, Barbara REDNAK, Karmen TORKAR, Mojca JEVŠNIK, Martin BAUER Corresponding author: Andrej OVCA Type of paper: Original scientific paper Issue: Volume 6 | number 1 – 2012 Photo: stockarch.com Abstract: Mobile phones can act as a potential microbiological threat, serving as vehicles to transfer contamination from place to place. The aim of this study was…

Flows of raw materials and food safety of products of Slovenian manufacturers after EU entry

Authors: Romana TOMŠE, Vesna ČANČER, Peter RASPOR Corresponding author: Romana TOMŠE Type of paper: Professional paper Issue: Volume 6 | number 1 – 2012 Photo: sadnisvet.si Abstract: In food production, the choice of suppliers and raw materials is very important and plays a key role in providing quality, appropriate healthy food. Selection of new suppliers and the…

Aggregation ability of potential probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum strains

Authors: Tamara JANKOVIČ, Jadranka FRECE, Maja ABRAM, Ivana GOBIN Corresponding author: Tamara JANKOVIĆ Type of paper: Original scientific paper Issue: Volume 6 | number 1 – 2012 Photo: probioticadvisor.com Abstract: Aggregation is the process of reversible gathering of bacterial cells belonging to the same bacterial strain (autoaggregation) or two different bacterial strains (coaggregation). Autoaggregation ability of probiotic…