Armin Tarrah received his Ph.D. from Università degli Studi di Padova. He is a Research Associate at the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety (CRIFS). His research interests include fermentation and beneficial bacteria and their roles as probiotics in humans and as biocontrols against foodborne pathogens. His other activities focus on gut ecology and antimicrobial resistance dissemination/transmission in foods and dairy environments. He also serves on the editorial board for the World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology.