Philippe Thonart

Lyophilization (Drying Method) Cause Serious Damages to the Cell Viability of Lactic Acid Bacteria

Ibourahema Coulibaly, Elisée Kporou Kouassi, Elise N’guessan, Jacqueline Destain, François Béra & Philippe Thonart · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2018

Preservation of industrial’s lactic acid bacteria (probiotics) by freeze-drying. Lactic acid bacteria have important nutritional needs and do not have resistance against the environmental conditions surrounding their production (drying, storage, etc.) and their use in vivo (physi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2018/39265

Analysis of Volatile Compounds, Amino Acid Catabolism and Some Technological Properties of Enterococcus faecalis Strain SLT13 Isolated from Artisanal Tunisian Fermented Milk

Manel Ziadi, Sana M’hir, Robin Dubois-Dauphin, Emilie Chambellon, Mireille Yvon, Philippe Thonart & Moktar Hamdi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Aims: Enterococcus faecalis strain SLT13, isolated from the Leben microbiota was investigated for their technological properties. Place and Duration of Study: The study was undertaken in the LETMi laboratory, Tunis, Tunisia with collaboration with CWBI, Gembloux, Belgium, and at...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/17309

Electrostatic and Water Content Effects on Yarrowia lipolytica Lipase Immobilization by Adsorption

Wazé A. Mireille Alloue-Boraud, Annick Lejeune, Rose Koffi-Nevry, Jacqueline Destain, Michel Paquot & Philippe Thonart · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aims: In the present investigation, an attempt has been made to explain lipase immobilization by adsorption on three minerals matrixes, i.e. Celite 545, Silica gel (60G) and Avicel (PH 101). Study Design: immobilization by absorption on minerals matrixes, water content by volumet...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/8004