FACULTY OF SCIENCES Microbial diversity analyses in a changing landscape Lactic acid bacteria in food fermentations as a test case MSc. Isabel Snauwaert Doctor (Ph.D.) in Sciences, Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Ghent University) Dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor (Ph.D.) in Bioengineering Sciences (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Promotors: Prof. dr. Peter Vandamme (Ghent University) Prof. dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Prof. dr. Anita Van Landschoot (Ghent University) I feel more microbe than man Snauwaert, I. | Microbial diversity analyses in a changing landscape: Lactic acid bacteria in food fermentations as a test case ©2014, Isabel Snauwaert ISBN-number: 978-9-4619724-0-8 All rights reserved. No part of this thesis protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recordinghttp://www.universitypress.be or by any information storage or retrieval system without written permission of the author. Printed by University Press | Joint Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium th Publicly defended in Ghent, Belgium, November 25 , 2014 Author’sThis Ph.D. email work address: was supported by FWO-Flanders, BOF project, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (SRP, IRP, and IOF projects).
[email protected] ExaminationProf. dr. Savvas SAVVIDES Committee (Chairman) L-Probe: Laboratory for Protein Biochemistry and Biomolecular Engineering FacultyProf. of Sciences, dr. Peter Ghent VANDAMME University, Ghent, Belgium (Promotor UGent) LM-UGent: Laboratory of Microbiology Faculty ofProf. Sciences, dr. ir. Ghent Luc DE University, VUYST Ghent, Belgium (Promotor VUB) IMDO: Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food Biotechnology Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Prof.