List of works by Giuseppe Spano

A beta-glucosidase gene isolated from wine Lactobacillus plantarum is regulated by abiotic stresses.

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A fast, reliable, and sensitive method for detection and quantification of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ready-to-eat fresh-cut products by MPN-qPCR.

scientific article published on 15 May 2014

A partial proteome reference map of the wine lactic acid bacterium Oenococcus oeni ATCC BAA-1163.

scientific article published on 26 February 2014

Autochthonous fermentation starters for the industrial production of Negroamaro wines

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Autochthonous starter cultures and indigenous grape variety for regional wine production.

scientific article published on 8 April 2015

Barley β-glucans-containing food enhances probiotic performances of beneficial bacteria

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Beta-glucans improve growth, viability and colonization of probiotic microorganisms.

scientific article published on 18 May 2012

Biodiversity and safety aspects of yeast strains characterized from vineyards and spontaneous fermentations in the Apulia Region, Italy.

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Biogenic amines in fermented foods

scientific article published on 01 November 2010

Biotechnological production of vitamin B2-enriched bread and pasta

scientific article published on 28 June 2011

Characterization of Lactobacillus plantarum from wine must by PCR species-specific and RAPD-PCR.

scientific article published in January 2002

Characterization of a Lactobacillus plantarum strain able to produce tyramine and partial cloning of a putative tyrosine decarboxylase gene

scientific article published on 25 July 2007

Cloning and characterization of the hsp 18.55 gene, a new member of the small heat shock gene family isolated from wine Lactobacillus plantarum.

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Cloning, molecular characterization and expression analysis of two small heat shock genes isolated from wine Lactobacillus plantarum

scientific article published in January 2004

Comparative proteomic analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 and ΔctsR mutant strains under physiological and heat stress conditions.

scientific article published on 24 August 2012

Determination of biogenic amines in wine by thin-layer chromatography/densitometry

scientific article published on 23 June 2012

Expression analysis of putative arcA, arcB and arcC genes partially cloned from Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from wine

scientific article published in January 2004

Expression of Lactobacillus brevis IOEB 9809 tyrosine decarboxylase and agmatine deiminase genes in wine correlates with substrate availability

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

Factors affecting quality and safety of fresh-cut produce.

scientific article published on January 2012

Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during the manufacture of Mozzarella cheese.

scientific article published in January 2003

Food microbial biodiversity and "microbes of protected origin".

scientific article published on 28 November 2011

Fresh-cut pineapple as a new carrier of probiotic lactic acid bacteria

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Improved adaptation to heat, cold, and solvent tolerance in Lactobacillus plantarum

scientific article published on 25 October 2007

In Vivo PCR-DGGE analysis of Lactobacillus plantarum and Oenococcus oeni populations in red wine

scientific article published on 6 December 2006

In situ riboflavin fortification of different kefir-like cereal-based beverages using selected Andean LAB strains

scientific article published on 20 August 2018

Inactivation of a small heat shock protein affects cell morphology and membrane fluidity in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1

scientific article published on 22 February 2011

Inactivation of the ftsH gene of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1: effects on growth, stress tolerance, cell surface properties and biofilm formation.

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Inhibition of coxsackievirus B4 by Lactobacillus plantarum.

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Intraspecific biodiversity and ‘spoilage potential’ of Brettanomyces bruxellensis in Apulian wines

article by Maria Rosaria Di Toro et al published January 2015 in Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft & Technologie

Isolation and characterization of tyramine-producing Enterococcus faecium strains from red wine.

scientific article published on 26 October 2010

Lactic acid bacteria producing B-group vitamins: a great potential for functional cereals products.

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Lactobacillus plantarum passage through an oro-gastro-intestinal tract simulator: carrier matrix effect and transcriptional analysis of genes associated to stress and probiosis.

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Lactobacillus plantarum with broad antifungal activity: A promising approach to increase safety and shelf-life of cereal-based products

scientific article published on 6 May 2016

Microdroplet-based multiplex PCR on chip to detect foodborne bacteria producing biogenic amines

scientific article published in March 2013

Molecular analysis of a durum wheat ‘stay green’ mutant: Expression pattern of photosynthesis-related genes

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Molecular characterization of lactic acid populations associated with wine spoilage

scientific article published in January 2004

Monitoring of lactic fermentation driven by different starter cultures via direct injection mass spectrometric analysis of flavour-related volatile compounds.

scientific article published on 30 July 2015

Occurrence of Vibrio vulnificus in mussel farms from the Varano lagoon environment.

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Occurrence of biogenic amine-forming lactic acid bacteria in wine and cider.

scientific article published on 16 July 2010

Physiological characterization of 'stay green' mutants in durum wheat

scientific article published in May 2003

Probiotic abilities of riboflavin-overproducing Lactobacillus strains: a novel promising application of probiotics.

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Probiotic features of Lactobacillus plantarum mutant strains

scientific article published on 11 May 2012

Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry: online and rapid determination of volatile organic compounds of microbial origin

scientific article published on 26 March 2015

Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry for the study of the production of volatile compounds by bakery yeast starters

scientific article published in September 2014

Real-time PCR for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in dairy and cattle wastewater.

scientific article published in January 2005

Riboflavin-overproducing strains of Lactobacillus fermentum for riboflavin-enriched bread

scientific article published on 12 January 2014

Selection of indigenous yeast strains for the production of sparkling wines from native Apulian grape varieties

article by Carmela Garofalo et al published 5 July 2018 in International Journal of Food Microbiology

Sterol and steroid catabolites from cholesterol produced by the psychrophilePseudoalteromonas haloplanktis

Technological properties of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from grape must fermentation.

scientific article published on 4 March 2016

Technological properties of Oenococcus oeni strains isolated from typical southern Italian wines

scientific article published in March 2010

The hsp 16 gene of the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus is differently regulated by salt, high temperature and acidic stresses, as revealed by reverse transcription quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis

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Zebrafish gut colonization by mCherry-labelled lactic acid bacteria

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