Prof. Dr. Gabriella Kiskó - MATE Research
Overview
Dr. Gabriella Kiskó's reasearch mainly focuses on the application of natural antimicrobials on the safety and quality of food and investigation of microbiological background of new, non-thermal preservation techniques. She has a long-standing interest in the application of natural antimicrobials on food borne pathogenic and spoilage organisms inluding compounds of plant origin (eg. essential oils), animal origin (like chitosan) and microbial origin (such as bacteriocins and antibiotics).
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Publications
Natural Antimicrobials (carvacrol)
The most relevant publications are avaliable through the author's Scopus profile
Natural Antimicrobials (antibiotic resistance)
The most relevant publications are avaliable through the author's Scopus profile
Natural Antimicrobials (chitosan)
Activity of natural antimicrobials against Zygosaccharomyces lentus
Chitosan inactivates spoilage yeasts but enhances survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in apple juice
Natural Antimicrobials (antibiotics)
Antibiotics in a wastewater matrix at environmentally relevant concentrations affect coexisting resistant/sensitive bacterial cultures with profound impact on advanced oxidation treatment
Electron beam treatment for eliminating the antimicrobial activity of piperacillin in wastewater matrix
A Microbiological Assay for Assessing the Applicability of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Eliminating the Sublethal Effects of Antibiotics on Selection of Resistant Bacteria
Natural Antimicrobials (bacteriocins)
Combined effect of NaCl and low temperature on antilisterial bacteriocin production of Lactobacillus plantarum ST202Ch
Antilisterial activity of bacteriocinogenic Pediococcus acidilactici HA6111-2 and Lactobacillus plantarum ESB 202 grown under pH and osmotic stress conditions
Projects
Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (QLK1-CT-2000–51126)
Characterisation and manipulation of the microbial ecosystem in minimally processed fruit juices for improved quality and safety (2001)
The ecological interactions between pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in raw and minimally processed apple juice was studied using classical and molecular tools with the ultimate aim of facilitating the development of novel microbial control measures for ensuring the quality and safety of unpasteurised apple juice products.
IAEA Research Contract No 16243
Use of irradiation to provide wider selection of safe, nutritionally and organoleptically adequate foods for immuno-compromised patients (2010-2014)
Irradiated foods were produced with the aim of making safe, nutritionally and biologically sound products more widely available to people with immunodeficiency. The main goal was to determine the radiation doses providing microbiological safety of selected food products without diminishing their quality, nutritional and sensory parameters.
Most relevant publication is available through the following link
EU FP6- 007081, BE397/4242
Control and prevention of emerging and future pathogens at cellular and molecular level throughout the food chain (PathogenCombat) (2005-2009)
A distinctive aspect of this project was to facilitate proactive, more coherent, effective and flexible responses to new/emerging pathogens.
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/7081
EU FP6: STRP-504937-1BE391/4242
Multifunctional percolated nanostructured ceramics fabricated from hydroxylapatite. (PERCERAMICS) (2003-2006)
The project included the development of percolated nanostructured electrically polarised ceramics to prepare bioimplants, and to manufacture biologically active compounds and to obtain stable immobilised microbial systems on polarised ceramics and other carriers which were not suitable for the immobilisation of microorganisms.
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/504937/reporting
OTKA 135436
Safe Water Distribution Systems (2020-2024)
The proposed project aims to improve the water quality by developing predictive software tools - built upon semi-industrial experimental results - for forecasting the spread and transport of (possibly) harmful chemicals or biological agents over large-scale pipe networks.
http://nyilvanos.otka-palyazat.hu/index.php?menuid=930&lang=HU&num=135436