EDITORIAL BOARD
CHIEF EDITOR
ȘTEFANA JURCOANE PhD,
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
SCIENTIFIC EDITOR
NICOLAE CORCIONIVOSCHI MD, PhD,
Head of Food Microbiology, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, UK
MANAGING EDITOR
MARIANA CARMEN CHIFIRIUC, PhD, Prof.
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany Microbiology Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Romania
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
SANDA MARIA CRETOIU
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
ORTANSA CSUTAK
University of Bucharest, Romania
GRAȚIELA GRĂDIȘTEANU, PhD
Research Institute of the University of Bucharest
EDITORS
TATIANA VASSU
University of Bucharest, Romania
TEODOR VINTILA
Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Timisoara, Romania
TODD CALLAWAY
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USA
ANCA DINISCIHOTU
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania
MONA POPA
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
JOVANKA LEVIC
University of Novi Sad, Institute for Food Technology, Novi Sad, Serbia
M.H. FULEKAR
University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
GABRIELA BAHRIM
Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania
PETRUTA CALINA CORNEA
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
DANIELA MARIN
National Research Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition (IBNA), Romania
GABRIELA RAPEANU
Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Romania
IMOLA G. ZIGONEANU
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
FLORENTINA ISRAEL
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
VIOREL ION
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
PAUL FRASER
Royal Holloway University of London, UK
ANETA POP
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
ALICE GRIGORE
National Institute for Chemical-Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Romania
IULIANA CRETESCU
Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara, Romania
CARMEN DIACONU
Institute of Virology St. S. Nicolau, Bucharest, Romania
MARIA CRISTINA MUNTEANU
Oklahoma State University, Physiological Sciences Department, Oklahoma
LIVIA VIDU
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
LUIS ALVAREZ, MD
National Children’s Research Centre, Dublin
SORINA POPESCU
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Ecology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
BOB MADDEN
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, Northern Ireland
MARIAN PETRE
University of Pitești, Faculty of Sciences, Pitești, Romania
MAHMOUD KAMAL AHMADI
The Rockefeller University Laboratory of Genetically Encoded Small Molecules
LIDIA FAVIER
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Rennes, France
CORNELIA NICHITA
National Institute for Chemical Pharmaceutical Research and Development
ALIN CIOBICĂ
Alexandra Ioan Cuza University Iasi, Romania, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
STELICA CRISTEA
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
CARMEN POSTOLACHE
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania
ILEANA STOICA
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania
ERKAN SAHINKAYA
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
LAVINIA STEF
Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Timișoara, Romania
JAN GOSEMANN
Hannover Medical School, Germany
GABRIEL LUCIAN RADU
University Polytechnical of Bucharest, Romania
CARMEN SOCACIU
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
CONSTANTA GANEA
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Romania
BACH SUSAN JOAN
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Summerland Research Centre, Canada
GABRIELA TENEA
Microbial Biotechnology Centre-BIOTEHGEN, Bucharest, Romania
GHEORGHE CÂMPEANU
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
DAN CAȘCAVAL
Technical University “Gh. Asachi” of Iasi, Romania
FLORENTINA MATEI
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
MARIETA COSTACHE
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Biology, Romania
LAURA DINU
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
ELENA DELIAN
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
ADALBERT BALOG
Sapientia University, Cluj, Romania
EUGENIA BEZIRTZOGLOU
University of Thrace, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Department of Agricultural Development, Komotini, Greece
VIORICA LUCHIAN LAGUNOVSCHI
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
VLAD ANDREI BUDU
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest, Romania; Institute of Phonoaudiology and Functional ENT Surgery “Prof. Dr. D. Hociotă, Bucharest, Romania
ARABELA ELENA UNTEA
National Institute for Research Development in Animal Biology and Nutrition, Bucharest, Romania
ANCA-MIHAELA PANTEA-STOIAN
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Departament of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Disease, Romania
LIANA SALANTA
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania
BOGDAN-OCTAVIAN ENE
Hopital d’Instruction des Armees PERCY, France
DRAGOMIR LUKA
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Novi Sad, Serbia
MOHAMMAD BAGHER HASSANPOURAGHDAM
Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Maragheh, Iran
AMALIA MITELUT
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
EDITORIAL SECRETARY
RADU CRISTIAN TOMA
University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
CĂTANA ALEXANDRU LUCIAN
MIRELA DIACONESCU
DINU CRISTIAN
University of Bucharest, Romania
PUBLISHED WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTORITY
Founding Editor: Ioan I. F. Dumitru, Prof, BSc, DSc, PhD