Dr. Charles Michael Franz D.O.
Family Practitioner
200 COUNTY ROAD 340A BURNET TX, 78611About
Dr. Charles Franz is a family practitioner practicing in Port Neches, TX. Dr. Franz specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Franz possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Univ Of N Tx Hlth Sci Ctr- Tx Coll Osteo Med- Ft Worth Tx 1982
Univ N Texas Health Science Center Texas College Of Osteo Med. 1982
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intraspecies genomic groups in Enterococcus faecium and their correlation with origin and pathogenicity.
- Biochemical and genetic characterization of the two-peptide bacteriocin enterocin 1071 produced by Enterococcus faecalis FAIR-E 309.
- Enterococci in foods--a conundrum for food safety.
- Cloning and heterologous expression of hematin-dependent catalase produced by Lactobacillus plantarum CNRZ 1228.
- Use of group-specific and RAPD-PCR analyses for rapid differentiation of Lactobacillus strains from probiotic yogurts.
- Functional and safety aspects of Enterococci isolated from different Spanish foods.
- Cloning of the bile salt hydrolase (bsh) gene from Enterococcus faecium FAIR-E 345 and chromosomal location of bsh genes in food enterococci.
- Identification of predominant lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditionally fermented vegetable products of the Eastern Himalayas.
- Diversity and technological properties of predominant lactic acid bacteria from fermented cassava used for the preparation of Gari, a traditional African food.
- Lactobacillus arizonensis is a later heterotypic synonym of Lactobacillus plantarum.
- Pediococcus stilesii sp. nov., isolated from maize grains.
- Lactobacillus spp. with in vitro probiotic properties from human faeces and traditional fermented products.
- Characterisation and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes from enterococci isolated from food.
- In vitro fermentation studies for selection and evaluation of Bacillus strains as starter cultures for the production of okpehe, a traditional African fermented condiment.
- Antibiotic resistances of starter and probiotic strains of lactic acid bacteria.
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