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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003947b.htm person Shew D. I. AACR2 Microbiologist D. I. Shew worked for the Kraft Walker Cheese Company Pty Ltd. He showed that one form of vat failure during cheese making resulted form the presence of bacteria producing an antimicrobial substance, now know as "nisin". His work led in 1940 to the first isolated starter room in Australia and phage free cultures and in 1946 he introduced New Zealand methods, including starter rotation, for overcoming phage infection in the factory. Shew, D. I.

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 'Shew, D. I.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Shew, D. I. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000