Founding Editor: IOAN F. DUMITRU, PROF. BSc. DSc.PhD.

EDITORIAL BOARD ALEXANDRU MANOLIU TATIANA VASSU Institute of Biological Research University of Bucharest Iasi, Romania Bucharest, Romania CONSTANTIN DRAINAS JEAN LOUIS MARTY University of Ioannina University of Perpignan Ioannina, Greece Perpignan, France LUCIAN GAVRILĂ CORNELIU ONISCU University of Bucharest Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi” Bucharest, Romania Iasi, Romania GHEORGHE CAMPEANU DAN CAŞCAVAL University of Agronomical Sciences and Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi” Veterinary Medicine Bucharest, Romania Iasi, Romania Bucharest, Romania CONSTANŢA GANEA GABRIEL LUCIAN RADU University of Medicine “Carol Davila” Politehnica University Bucharest, Romania Bucharest, Romania OTTO TOLDI MARIJA SKRINJAR Hungarian Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Gödöllő, Hungary Novi Sad, Serbia SUDHIR U. MESHRAM ELENA MARCELA BADEA Rajiv Gandhi Biotechnology Centre Insitute of Biochemistry, R.T.M. Nagpur University, India Romanian Academy, Romania JOVANKA LEVIC PRAMOD W. RAMTEKE Institute for Food Technology, University of Allahabad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia India GABRIELA BAHRIM M.H. FULEFAR University “Dunarea de Jos” University of Mumbai, Galati, Romania India SEZAI ERCISLI BACH SUSAN JOAN Ataturk University Agricultural Faculty PARC AAFC-Summerland Turkey University of British Columbia – Canada ATANAS IVAN ATANASSOV S. MOHAN JAIN Joint Genomic Center, Bulgaria University of Helsinki, Finland

Editor in-chief Associated Editors Stefana JURCOANE PhD. Sanda Maria Cretoiu, MD, PhD University of Agronomical Sciences Senior Lecturer andVeterinary Medicine Bucharest, Romania University of Pharmacy and Medicine E-mail: [email protected] “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania, E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Editors Gabriela Tenea, PhD. Ana Rosu Center of Microbial Biotechnology, Center of Microbial Biotechnology, 59, Marasti, 1, Bucharest, Romania 59, Marasti, 1, Bucharest, Romania E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Editorial Secretary Daria Georgiana Venera Protopopescu University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania Mirela Serban University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania Petre Stelian Matei Center of Microbial Biotechnology, 59, Marasti, 1, Bucharest, Romania

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