THE EMULSIFYING EFFECT OF BIOSURFACTANTS PRODUCED BY FOOD SPOILAGE ORGANISMS IN NIGERIA

Food spoilage organisms were isolated using standard procedures on Nutrient Agar, Cetrimide Agar and Pseudomonas Agar Base (supplemented with CFC).The samples were categorized as animal products (raw fish, End Cap Set Handlebar egg, raw chicken, corned beef, pasteurized milk) and plant products (vegetable salad, water leaf (Talinium triangulare), b

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a biopolymer synthesized by certain acetic acid bacteria strains.The safety of BC regarding its potential use in food applications is here reviewed.The acute, sub-acute and subchronic oral toxicity assays showed that consumption of BC had no adverse effects in rats.Several studies demonstrated that BC is not genotoxic, d