Project:

Greek-ing Out for Yogurt: Validation and survival of various microbes in Greek-style yogurt

Students:

emily Lo, Iris Yu

Institution:

John Jay College, Manhattan

Mentors:

Jason Rauceo

Abstract:

DNA barcoding was utilized for this study to confirm the presence of probiotics in yogurts. Bacteria were isolated from the samples, and their DNA was extracted, amplified, sequenced, and analyzed using the DNA Subway software. Our results show bacteria are present in yogurts tested; however; these species were not as advertised.

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