Applied Microbiology

Dairy microbiology

Dairy Microbiology is currently engaged in research, teaching, consultancy, training and technology transfer in specialized field of Dairy Microbiology. The research work of the division covers the areas related to starter cultures and fermented milk products; direct vat starters (DVS); indigenous probiotics, their functional efficacy and gut microbiota, prebiotics and synbiotics; bioactive peptides, microbial metabolites and biopreservatives; biosensors, quality assurance and food safety as well as rumen micro-organisms. New technologies on two indigenous strains of probiotics, Misti Dahi, rapids kits for antibiotic residues, Listeria monocytogenes and Enterococci to potential stake holders in our country for their industrial application. Few more such products like carbonated lassi, vitamin B12 rich propioni-yoghurt, blueberry fortified probiotic dahi, real time test for detection of E. coli and antibiotic residues in milk have been developed and are under process of validation for their commercialization.