Lefteris Makras

Kinetic analysis of the antibacterial activity of probiotic lactobacilli towards Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium reveals a role for lactic acid and other inhibitory compounds

Lefteris Makras, Vagelis Triantafyllou, Domitille Fayol-Messaoudi et al. · Research in Microbiology · 2005 · 235 citations

Probiotic, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Biochemistry +10

<i>Lactobacillus paracasei</i> subsp. <i>paracasei</i> 8700:2 Degrades Inulin-Type Fructans Exhibiting Different Degrees of Polymerization

Lefteris Makras, Gerald Van Acker, Luc De Vuyst · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2005 · 156 citations · Full text

In Vitro Kinetic Analysis of Oligofructose Consumption by <i>Bacteroides</i> and <i>Bifidobacterium</i> spp. Indicates Different Degradation Mechanisms

Roel Van der Meulen, Lefteris Makras, Kristof Verbrugghe et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2006 · 154 citations · Full text

The in vitro inhibition of Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria by bifidobacteria is caused by the production of organic acids

Lefteris Makras, Luc De Vuyst · International Dairy Journal · 2006 · 145 citations

Gram-negative Bacteriology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Vitro Inhibition +9

Biodiversity of lactic acid bacteria in Romanian dairy products

Medana Zamfir, Marc Vancanneyt, Lefteris Makras et al. · Systematic and Applied Microbiology · 2005 · 91 citations

Food Fermentation, Lactic Acid Bacteria, Food Microbiology +3