The Marco lab is located in The Department of Food Science & Technology at The University of California, Davis
Research in the Marco lab examines the roles of microorganisms in determining food safety, food quality, and gut health. A common thread to our research is the investigation of the ecology and host-microbe interactions of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in food systems and the mammalian digestive tract. The broad objective of our studies is to identify the attributes of microorganisms that can be used to guide improvements in food production to benefit human health.
Research in the Marco lab examines the roles of microorganisms in determining food safety, food quality, and gut health. A common thread to our research is the investigation of the ecology and host-microbe interactions of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in food systems and the mammalian digestive tract. The broad objective of our studies is to identify the attributes of microorganisms that can be used to guide improvements in food production to benefit human health.
LAB NEWS
November 2018 Congratulations to Zeya on being awarded second place in the oral competition at Jiangnan University's Global Food Science Student Competition. She was one of 70 students competing from 60 Universities, representing 36 countries
November 2018 Our paper showing that L. plantarum iconsumption results in reduced weight gain and the barrier-protective properties of of the L.plantarum bacteriocin plantaricin EF was published in Gut Microbes.
October 2018 Our paper on how DNA sequencing and bioinformatics methods impact bacterial community analysis was published in mSphere.
October 2018 Our paper "Microbiota, metabolome, and immune alterations in obese mice fed a high-fat diet containing type 2 resistant starch", published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers in the past year
November 2018 Our paper showing that L. plantarum iconsumption results in reduced weight gain and the barrier-protective properties of of the L.plantarum bacteriocin plantaricin EF was published in Gut Microbes.
October 2018 Our paper on how DNA sequencing and bioinformatics methods impact bacterial community analysis was published in mSphere.
October 2018 Our paper "Microbiota, metabolome, and immune alterations in obese mice fed a high-fat diet containing type 2 resistant starch", published in Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, was one of the journal’s top 20 most downloaded recent papers in the past year
Farewell to our graduating seniors!
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Welcome to Dr. Jinlin Guo, visiting Professor, and Yetong Xu, visiting PhD student!
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