Yvonne Wang, University of Alberta

Research

Alpha-Galactooligosaccharides Antimicrobial Peptides Cloning Dna Sequencing Exopolysaccharides Haemagglutination Assays High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Lactic Acid Bacteria

Latest papers

Characterization of α-galacto-oligosaccharides formed via heterologous expression of α-galactosidases from Lactobacillus reuteri in Lactococcus lactis.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2014 · first author
Characterisation of the bacterial microbiota of the vagina of dairy cows and isolation of pediocin-producing Pediococcus acidilactici.
BMC microbiology · 2013 · first author
Exopolysaccharide synthesized by Lactobacillus reuteri decreases the ability of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli to bind to porcine erythrocytes.
Applied and environmental microbiology · 2010 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Applications of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Infection Prevention and Treatment
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$50,000

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Characterization of α-galacto-oligosaccharides formed via heterologous expression of α-galactosidases from Lactobacillus reuteri in Lactococcus lactis.

Wang Y, Black BA, Curtis JM, Gänzle MG

Applied microbiology and biotechnology2014First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5145-x PMID: 23942880

02

Characterisation of the bacterial microbiota of the vagina of dairy cows and isolation of pediocin-producing Pediococcus acidilactici.

Wang Y, Ametaj BN, Ambrose DJ, Gänzle MG

BMC microbiology2013First author

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-19 PMID: 23356904

03

Exopolysaccharide synthesized by Lactobacillus reuteri decreases the ability of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli to bind to porcine erythrocytes.

Wang Y, Gänzle MG, Schwab C

Applied and environmental microbiology2010First author

DOI: 10.1128/aem.03137-09 PMID: 20472719

Applications of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Infection Prevention and Treatment

Nominated PICIHR2012Science to Business Program

Principal investigators: Wang, Yvonne

Keywords: Alpha-Galactooligosaccharides; Antimicrobial Peptides; Cloning; Dna Sequencing; Exopolysaccharides; Haemagglutination Assays; High Pressure Liquid Chromatography; Lactic Acid Bacteria; Microbiota Characterization; Probiotics

$50,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Alpha-Galactooligosaccharides Dear Professor Wang, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Characterization of α-galacto-oligosaccharides formed via heterologous expression of α-galactosidases from Lactobacillus reuteri in Lactococcus lactis." (2014), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Yvonne Wang