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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Department of Food Science

Buys, EM

MSc(Pret) PhD(Witwatersrand) - Associate Professor

NRF Rating: C2

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Contact Details:

Telephone number: 012 420 3209
Fax number: 012 420 2839
E-mail address: elna.buys@up.ac.za

Research Interests:

Dairy and Meat Microbiology

Value addition to underutilized SA foodstuffs

Modern food processing technologies for improved quality and safety of foods

Enteric viruses & Environmental virology

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Parry-Hansen A, Jooste PJ, Buys EM: 2009. Inhibition ofEscherichia coli 0157:H7 in commercial and traditional fermented goat milk by activated lactoperoxidase. Dairy Science & Technology, 89, pp 613-625.

Dlamini B, Buys EM: 2009. Adaptation ofEscherichia coli 0157:H7 to acid in traditional and commercial goat milk amasi. Food Microbiology, 26, pp 58-64, Full Text

Parry-Hanson A, Jooste PJ, Buys EM: 2009. The influence of lactoperoxidase, heat and low pH on survival of acid-adapted and non-adaptedEscherichia coli 0157:H7 in goat milk. International Dairy Journal, 19, pp 417-421.

Dlamini B, Buys EM: 2009. Survival and growth of acid adapted escherichia coli strains in broth at different pH levels. Journal of Food Safety, 29, pp 484-497.

 

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