LABORATORY LACTIC ACID BACTERIA

STAFF:

Assist. Prof. Galina Stoyancheva PhD

Tel.: +359 2 979 31 82

E-mail: galinadinkova@abv.bg

 

RESEARCH AREA:  

Isolation, identification and molecular-taxonomic characterization of lactic acid bacteria from different ecological niches. Bacteriocins in lactic acid bacteria. Cloning and expression of genes. Human microbiotics and probiotic bacteria.

 

PROJECTS:

Completed within the last 5 years:

  • 2013-2014 Isolation and identification of Streptococcus thermophilus strains from artisanal Bulgarian yoghurts. Funded by CHR. HANSEN A/S Denmark, (2014) Project leader: Galina Stoyancheva.
  • 2009 -2013 Novel Polysaccharide Modifying Enzymes to Optimise the Potential of Hydrocolloids for Food and Medical Applications – PolyModeE, Project No 222628 funded by the 7-th Framework Program of ЕU.

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
  • Stoyancheva G., Stoyanov A.Production of bacteriocins by lactic acid bacteria. Microbiology for a better health and industry, jubilee book 70th anniversary of The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, 2017, pp. 61-70, ISBN 978-954-92882-2-3
  • Stoyancheva G., Marzotto M., Dellaglio F., Torriani S. Bacteriocin production and gene sequencing analysis from vaginal Lactobacillus strains.Archives of microbiology, 196 (9), 2014, 645-653,ISSN: 0302-8933, DOI: 10.1007/s00203-014-1003-1; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00203-014-1003-1