M. Saarela

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Research Areas

• Agricultural safety and regulations
• Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
• Probiotics and Fermented Foods
• Genetically Modified Organisms Research
• Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

Health Outcomes Studied

• Reduced Fecal Microbiota Diversity
• Reduced Total Cholesterol Levels

Papers (19)

• 2022
  Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 32292 for all animal species (Marigot Ltd t/a Celtic Sea Minerals)10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7426
• 2022
  Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM I‐4622 for all animal species (Danstar Ferment AG)10.2903/j.efsa.2022.7424
• 2021
  Assessment of the feed additive consisting of Pediococcus acidilactici DSM 16243 for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (Lactosan GmbH & Co.KG)10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6697
• 2021
  Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Pediococcus pentosaceus IMI 507025 for all animal species (ALL‐TECHNOLOGY (IRELAND) LIMITED [Alltech Ireland])10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6702
• 2021
  Assessment of the feed additive consisting of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 12834 for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (Lactosan GmbH & Co KG)10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6713
• 2021
  Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Pediococcus pentosaceus IMI 507024 for all animal species (ALL‐TECHNOLOGY (IRELAND) LIMITED [Alltech Ireland])10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6701
• 2021
  Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (formerly Lactobacillus rhamnosus) NCIMB 30121 for all animal species for the renewal of its authorisation (Lactosan GmbH & Co. KG)10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6901
• 2021
  Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (formerly Lactobacillus rhamnosus) IMI 507023 for all animal species (ALL‐TECHNOLOGY (IRELAND) LIMITED [Alltech Ireland])10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6700
• 2020
  Safety and efficacy of Lactobacillus rhamnosus CNCM I‐3698 and Lactobacillus farciminis CNCM I‐3699 as a feed additive for all animal species10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6082
• 2019
  Qualification of tropical fruit-derived Lactobacillus plantarum strains as potential probiotics acting on blood glucose and total cholesterol levels in Wistar rats.10.1016/J.FOODRES.2018.08.035
• 2018
  Safety and efficacy of Pediococcus pentosaceus DSM 32291 as a silage additive for all animal species10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5202
• 2018
  The performance of five fruit-derived and freeze-dried potentially probiotic Lactobacillus strains in apple, orange, and grape juices.10.1002/jsfa.9034
• 2017
  In Vitro Characterization of Lactobacillus Strains Isolated from Fruit Processing By-Products as Potential Probiotics10.1007/s12602-017-9318-2
• 2011Primary author
  Improving the storage stability of Bifidobacterium breve in low pH fruit juice.10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.12.002
• 2007Primary author
  Tetracycline susceptibility of the ingested Lactobacillus acidophilus LaCH-5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb-12 strains during antibiotic/probiotic intervention.10.1016/J.IJANTIMICAG.2006.09.020
• 2003
  Probiotic and milk technological properties of Lactobacillus brevis.10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00315-X
• 2002
  PCR-ELISA II: Analysis of Bifidobacterium populations in human faecal samples from a consumption trial with Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12 and a galacto-oligosaccharide preparation.10.1078/0723-2020-00117
• 2001
  Bifidobacterial Diversity in Human Feces Detected by Genus-Specific PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis10.1128/AEM.67.2.504-513.2001
• 1999
  Comparison of Ribotyping, Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Typing ofLactobacillus rhamnosus and L. caseiStrains10.1128/AEM.65.9.3908-3914.1999