The Alimetrics Newsletters will provide regular updates on the services we provide. In addition, they will highlight the most interesting current issues and research in industry, nutrition and microbiology.

Newsletter 2009

• Acute ulcerative colitis is associated with abnormal colon microbiota
• Lactic acid accumulation - a universal warning sign of digestive tract disorders
• A unique combination technique provides a major improvement in detection of differences in microbiota composition
• Discovery of chemical compounds indicating health and performance
• Towards improved safety and extended shelf-life of food products
• QuantiFire – high-throughput analytical services
• Performance-linked Microbial Index (PMI) determines the links between the intestinal microbiota and animal performance
• Low dose of formic acid stimulates bacterial growth in swine ileum

Newsletter II/2007

• Microbes expand the nutritional diversity of the host
• Ruminometrics has evolved into a multi-purpose product screening and development technique
• Bacterial responses to antimicrobial compounds are best studied in the presence of the entire bacterial community
• Poor DNA recovery seriously compromises the validity of microbiota analysis
• Controlling protein degradation guarantees a tasty and healthy product

Newsletter I/2007

• Bad reputation of bacterial class Clostridia is a misinterpretation
• Obesity in humans, feed conversion efficiency in animals – both are affected by gut microbiota
• Chemical analyses shed light on microbial metabolism
• Clinical studies started at Alimetrics