Report of the research trips at the coastal ice-free area by the 26th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1985

The coastal research trips were frequently Collections carried out by the 26th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition members for monitoring the Antarctic environment.The research area was the east coast of Lutzow-Holm Bay.The scientific aims of these trips were the study of five ponds which were selected as the ABSOLUT ARNICA monitoring stations i

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Zooplankton communities in a large prealpine lake, Lake Constance: comparison between the Upper and the Lower Lake

The zooplankton communities Travel Bottles of two basins of a large lake, Lake Constance, were compared during the years 2002 and 2003.The two basins differ in morphology, physical and chemical conditions.The Upper Lake basin has a surface area of 470 km2, a mean depth of 100 and a maximum depth of 250 m; the Lower Lake basin has a surface area of

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A Novel Approach to the Use of Xanthan Gum: Evaluation of Probiotic Promoter, Postbiotic Formation and Techno-Functional Effect

Abstract In the present study, the effect of xanthan gum was evaluated on the metabolic activity and survival of two probiotic strains, namely B.lactis and L.casei using in vitro assay and skim milk model system.In vitro Dipping Liquid assay was carried out identifying by pH, optical cell density (OD), and formation of postbiotics (lactic, acetic,

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