Profiles
Dr Jane Beal
Associate Lecturer
School of Biological & Marine Sciences (Faculty of Science & Engineering)
Professional membership
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Society for Applied Microbiology
Teaching interests
Microbiology, Nutrition, Biochemistry
Research interests
My main research interests are the use of dietary interventions in the form of fermented or acidified feed for food animals (principally pigs and chickens) to influence the prevalence of foodborne diseases caused by organisms such as Salmonella, VTEC and Campylobacter.
My research is currently focussed on:-
The effect of fermented or acidified feed(s) and/or probiotic lactic acid bacteria on the gut microflora of food animals.
The response of foodborne pathogens to the types of environmental stress encountered in fermented or acidified foods/feed and the effect of minerals on that response
Research groups
- Food, Nutrition and Health
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2014
'Heat-killed probiotic bacteria differentially regulate colonic epithelial cell production of human β-defensin-2: dependence on inflammatory cytokines'
Benef Microbes
5,
(4)
483-495
, DOI
2014
'Macrophage subsets exhibit selective endotoxin tolerance induced by Escherichia coli LPS'
IMMUNOLOGY
143,
99-99
2014
'Effect of processing method on the mineral content of Nigerian fermented maize infant complementary food - Akamu'
LWT - Food Science and Technology
61,
(1)
145-151
Publisher Site
, DOI
2014
'Fermentation and antimicrobial characteristics of Lactobacillus plantarum and Candida tropicalis from Nigerian fermented maize (akamu)'
International Journal of Food Studies
3,
(10)
186-202
Publisher Site
, DOI
2013
'Biotransformation of patulin to hydroascladiol by Lactobacillus plantarum'
FOOD CONTROL
34,
(2)
502-508
, DOI
2013
'Evaluation of the microbial community, acidity and proximate composition of akamu, a fermented maize food'
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
94,
(2)
331-340
Publisher Site
, DOI
2013
'Probiotics, prebiotics and immunomodulation of gut mucosal defences: homeostasis and immunopathology'
Nutrients
5,
(6)
1869-1912
, DOI
2012
'Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota selectively modulates macrophage subset cytokine production'
International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics
7,
(1)
1-12
2011
'Probiotic bacterial strains differentially modulate macrophage cytokine production in a strain-dependent and cell subset-specific manner'
Benef Microbes
2,
(4)
283-293
, DOI
2011
'Survival of Lactobacillus salivarius NCIMB 41606 in an in vitro model of the chicken digestive process and its effect on the survival of Salmonella typhimurium nalR sal 1344'
International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics
6,
(3-4)
193-196
2009
'Bacterial fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract of non-ruminants: Influence of fermented feeds and fermentable carbohydrates'
TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION
41,
(7)
1393-1407
, DOI
2009
'Potential of bacterial fermentation as a biosafe method of improving feeds for pigs and poultry'
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
8,
(9)
1758-1767
2006
'The effect of controlled fermentation on the fate of synthetic lysine in liquid diets for pigs'
Animal Feed Science and Technology
129,
(3-4)
304-315
2005
'Variation in short chain fatty acid and ethanol concentration resulting from the natural fermentation of wheat and barley for inclusion in liquid diets for pigs'
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
85,
(3)
433-440
2004
'The effect of copper on the death rate of Salmonella typhimurium DT104 : 30 in food substrates acidified with organic acids'
Letters in Applied Microbiology
38,
(1)
8-12
2004
'The simultaneous determination of short chain fatty acid, monosaccharides and ethanol in fermented liquid pig diets'
Animal Feed Science and Technology
117,
(3-4)
339-345
2002
'The effect of temperature on the growth and persistence of Salmonella in fermented liquid pig feed'
International Journal of Food Microbiology
79,
(1-2)
99-104
1999
'Effect on weaner pig performance and diet microbiology of feeding a liquid diet acidified to pH 4 with either lactic acid or through fermentation with Pediococcus acidilactici'
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
79,
(4)
633-640
, DOI
Chapters
2002
'The effect of dry matter concentration of liquid diets on the growth performance of grower finisher pigs'
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science 2002
British Society of Animal Science
2001
'The effect of temperature and fermentation time on the survival of Salmonella typhimurium DT 104:30 in liquid feed fermented with Pediococcus pentosaceus'
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science
British Society of Animal Science
2001
'Influence of liquid feed, fermented liquid feed, dry feed and sow's milk fed ad libitum, on the 'ecophysiology' of the terminal ileum, caecum and colon of the post-weaned piglet'
in Lindberg JE; Ogle B
Digestive physiology of pigs
266-268
2001
'Liquid feeding for the young pig'
in Varley MA; Wiseman J
The weaner pig: Nutrition and management
153-178
2001
'Liquid feeding of pigs: potential for reducing environmental impact and for improving productivity and food safety'
in Corbett JL
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, Volume 13
49-63
2001
'Microbiology of fermented feed: the potential for eliminating enteropathogens from feed'
in Corbett JL
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, Volume 13
20A-20A
2001
'The effect of protease pre-treatment of raw or micronized soyabean meal on the growth performance and carcass composition of liquid-fed grower and finisher pigs'
in Corbett JL
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia Volume 13
University of New England
2001
'The survival of potentially pathogenic E. coli in fermented liquid feed'
in Lindberg JE; Ogle B
Digestive physiology of pigs
CAB International
351-353
2001
'Vegetable Protein Meals and the Effects of Enzymes'
in Bedford MR; Partridge GG
Enzymes in Farm Animal Nutrition
CABI International
125-143
Conference Papers
2014
'Macrophage subsets exhibit selective endotoxin tolerance induced by Escherichia coli LPS'
29-29
2011
'Probiotics modulate epithelial cell barrier properties influenced by co-culture with macrophages'
131-131