Research Library

The pathogenicity island-1 type III secretion system

Phoebe Lostroh, Catherine A. Lee

Microbes and Infection

Copper Delivery by Metallochaperone Proteins

Amy C. Rosenzweig

Accounts of Chemical Research

Copper is an essential element in all living organisms, serving as a cofactor for many important proteins and enzymes. Metallochaperone proteins deliver copper ions to specific physiological partners...

Bifidobacterial supplementation reduces the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in a neonatal rat model

Michael S. Caplan, Robin Miller–Catchpole, Susan M. Kaup +5

Gastroenterology

Characterisation of integrons and antibiotic resistance genes in Danish multiresistant<i>Salmonella enterica</i>Typhimurium DT104

Dorthe Sandvang, Frank M. Aarestrup, Lars Jensen

FEMS Microbiology Letters

The presence and genetic content of integrons was investigated in eight Salmonella enteritica Typhimurium DT104 isolates from different pig herds in Denmark. Two different integrons were identified...

Modulation of the Immune System by Human Milk and Infant Formula Containing Nucleotides

Larry K. Pickering, Dan M. Granoff, Julie Reed Erickson +6

PEDIATRICS

Infant formula fortified with nucleotides enhanced H influenzae type b and diphtheria humoral antibody responses. Feeding human milk enhanced antibody responses to OPV. Dietary factors play a role in...

The Phylogeny of the Genera Chryseomonas, Flavimonas, and Pseudomonas Supports Synonymy of These Three Genera

Y. Anzai, Yoshihisa Kudo, Hiroshi Oyaizu

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

The 16S rRNA sequences of Chryseomonas luteola, the type species of the genus Chryseomonas, and Flavimonas oryzihabitans, the type species of the genus Flavimonas, were determined. These sequences...

Survival strategies in early life stages of marine resources

Stephen J. Lockwood

Fisheries Research

Formation of Protein−Polyphenol Haze in Beverages

Karl J. Siebert, Aurea Carrasco, P. Y. Lynn

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Protein−polyphenol hazes form in beer, wine, and fruit juices and can limit shelf life. Haze-active protein is higher in beer than the other beverages. Haze-active polyphenol is highest in apple...

Starch biosynthesis.

Cathie Martin, Alison M. Smith

The Plant Cell

Serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin correlates with hip bone mineral density in elderly women

Paweł Szulc, M. Arlot, M. C. Chapuy +3

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

We previously showed that circulating undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) is elevated in elderly women and is a powerful marker of the subsequent risk of hip fracture in elderly institutionalized...

Biological control of chestnut blight: an example of virus-mediated attenuation of fungal pathogenesis

Donald L. Nuss

Microbiological Reviews

Environmental concerns have focused attention on natural forms of disease control as potentially safe and effective alternatives to chemical pesticides. This has led to increased efforts to develop...

<i>Escherichia coli</i> serotyping and disease in man and animals

Frits Ørskov, I Orskóv

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Serotyping of Escherichia coli is useful, but complex, with 173 O antigens, 80 K antigens, and 56 H antigens, which can all be subdivided into partial antigens. The O, K, and H antigens can be found...

The Effects of Formulation Variables on the Stability of Freeze-Dried Human Growth Hormone

Michael J. Pikal, Karen M. Dellerman, and Michael L. Roy +1

Pharmaceutical Research

Mode of action of the postharvest biocontrol yeast, Pichia guilliermondii. I. Characterization of attachment to Botrytis cinerea

Michael Wisniewski, Charles L. Biles, Samir Droby +3

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Intracellular replication is essential for the virulence of Salmonella typhimurium.

Ka Yin Leung, B. Brett Finlay

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Salmonella typhimurium is a facultative intracellular parasite, capable of penetrating, surviving, and multiplying within diverse eukaryotic cell types, including epithelial and phagocytic cells. We...

Oxygen requirements of yeasts

Wouter F. Visser, W. A. Scheffers, Wilma H. Batenburg-van der Vegte +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Type species of 75 yeast genera were examined for their ability to grow anaerobically in complex and mineral media. To define anaerobic conditions, we added a redox indicator, resazurin, to the media...

Overview of the Mucosal Immune System

P Brandtzæg

Current topics in microbiology and immunology

The fine structures of carob and guar galactomannans

Barry V. McCleary, Allan Clark, I.C.M. Dea +1

Carbohydrate Research

Eicosapentaenoic and Arachidonic Acids from <i>Phytophthora infestans</i> Elicit Fungitoxic Sesquiterpenes in the Potato

Richard M. Bostock, Joseph Kuć, Roger A. Laine

Science

Mycelial extracts from Phytophthora infestans caused necrosis and elicited the accumulation of antimicrobial stress metabolites in potato tubers. A portion of the material with elicitor activity...

Effect of Zinc Deficiency on the Immune Response of the Young Adult A/J Mouse

Pamela J. Fraker, Suzanne M. Haas, R. W. Luecke

Journal of Nutrition

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM RESISTANT TO SILVER NITRATE, CHLORAMPHENICOL, AND AMPICILLIN

Gail McHugh, R C Moellering, CyrusC. Hopkins +1

The Lancet

Urokinase Pulmonary Embolism Trial

JAMA

In a randomized, national cooperative trial, urokinase and subsequent heparin sodium therapy, when compared to heparin therapy alone, significantly accelerated the resolution rate of pulmonary...

<i>Relationship Between Serum Amino Acid Concentration and Fluctuations in Appetite</i>

Sherman M. Mellinkoff, Marjorie Frankland, David Boyle +1

Journal of Applied Physiology

PROPERTIES OF CHEMORECEPTORS OF TONGUE OF RAT

Lloyd M. Beidler

Journal of Neurophysiology

STUDIES ON MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY IN ANIMALS

H. D. Kruse, Elsa R. Orent, E. V. McCollum

Journal of Biological Chemistry

XVIII.–The Histology of Disseminated Sclerosis

James Dawson

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

The research of which this paper gives an account was originated by the late Dr Alexander Bruce and undertaken in conjunction with him; most of the material used had been accumulated by him during...

24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Cardiovascular Risk

Yuan Ma, Feng J. He, Qi Sun +14

New England Journal of Medicine

Higher sodium and lower potassium intakes, as measured in multiple 24-hour urine samples, were associated in a dose-response manner with a higher cardiovascular risk. These findings may support...

Effect of Vitamin C, Thiamine, and Hydrocortisone on Ventilator- and Vasopressor-Free Days in Patients With Sepsis

Jonathan Sevransky, Richard E. Rothman, David N. Hager +27

JAMA

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03509350.

Protein–polysaccharide interactions and aggregates in food formulations

Luigi Gentile

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science

Food quality traceability prototype for restaurants using blockchain and food quality data index

Reno Varghese George, Hari Om Harsh, Papri Ray +1

Journal of Cleaner Production

Quercetin and Quercitrin Attenuates the Inflammatory Response and Oxidative Stress in LPS-Induced RAW264.7 Cells: In Vitro Assessment and a Theoretical Model

Jie Tang, Ping Diao, Xiaohong Shu +2

BioMed Research International

This experiment shows that LPS can induce the overactivating of macrophages and the activated macrophages can subsequently induce inflammatory storms and oxidative stress. Both quercetin and...

Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>: A Comprehensive Review

Felix Kaspar, Peter Neubauer, Matthias Gimpel

Journal of Natural Products

<i>Bacillus subtilis</i> is widely underappreciated for its inherent biosynthetic potential. This report comprehensively summarizes the known bioactive secondary metabolites from <i>B. subtilis</i>...

The implications of three major new trials for the effect of water, sanitation and hygiene on childhood diarrhea and stunting: a consensus statement

Oliver Cumming, Benjamin F. Arnold, Radu Ban +19

BMC Medicine

These results are important because such basic interventions are often deployed in low-income rural settings with the expectation of improving child health, although this is rarely the sole...

Consumption of Low-Calorie Sweeteners among Children and Adults in the United States

Allison C. Sylvetsky, Yichen Jin, Elena J. Clark +3

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Correction: Corrigendum: Lysine Acetylation and Succinylation in HeLa Cells and their Essential Roles in Response to UV-induced Stress

Hong Xu, Xuanyi Chen, Xiaoli Xu +9

Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports 6: Article number: 30212; published online: 25 July 2016; updated: 26 May 2017. In the original version of this Article, Supplementary Datasets 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 were omitted. The...

Chemical and Antioxidant Properties of Betalains

Imen Belhadj Slimen, Taha Najar, Manef Abderrabba

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Betalains are vacuolar pigments composed of a nitrogenous core structure, betalamic acid. Betalamic acid condenses with imino compounds (cyclo-DOPA/its glucosyl derivates) or amino acids/derivates to...

Complex coacervation: Encapsulation and controlled release of active agents in food systems

Noushin Eghbal, Ruplal Choudhary

LWT

The dry chain: Reducing postharvest losses and improving food safety in humid climates

Kent J. Bradford, Peetambar Dahal, Johan Van Asbrouck +4

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Even as increasing populations put pressure on food supplies, about one-third of the total food produced for human consumption is wasted, with the majority of loss in developing countries occurring...

Fabrication of oil-in-water nanoemulsions by dual-channel microfluidization using natural emulsifiers: Saponins, phospholipids, proteins, and polysaccharides

Long Bai, Siqi Huan, Jiyou Gu +1

Food Hydrocolloids

Convective drying of hawthorn fruit (Crataegus spp.): Effect of experimental parameters on drying kinetics, color, shrinkage, and rehydration capacity

Serdar Aral, Ayşe Vildan Beşe

Food Chemistry

Sensory characteristics of wholegrain and bran-rich cereal foods – A review

R.‐L. Heiniö, Martijn Noort, Kati Katina +5

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Household sanitation and personal hygiene practices are associated with child stunting in rural India: a cross-sectional analysis of surveys

Jee Hyun Rah, Aidan A. Cronin, B. Badgaiyan +3

BMJ Open

Improved conditions of sanitation and hygiene practices are associated with reduced prevalence of stunting in rural India. Policies and programming aiming to address child stunting should encompass...

Type VI secretion and anti-host effectors

Abderrahman Hachani, Thomas E. Wood, Alain Filloux

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Biogenesis and structure of a type VI secretion membrane core complex

Éric Durand, Van Son Nguyen, Abdelrahim Zoued +11

Nature

Cavitation technology – A greener processing technique for the generation of pharmaceutical nanoemulsions

Sivakumar Manickam, Siah Ying Tang, Khang Wei Tan

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Sterol Side Chain Reductase 2 Is a Key Enzyme in the Biosynthesis of Cholesterol, the Common Precursor of Toxic Steroidal Glycoalkaloids in Potato  

Satoru Sawai, Kiyoshi Ohyama, Shuhei Yasumoto +10

The Plant Cell

Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) contain α-solanine and α-chaconine, two well-known toxic steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs). Sprouts and green tubers accumulate especially high levels of SGAs. Although...

Formative Research on Hygiene Behaviors and Geophagy among Infants and Young Children and Implications of Exposure to Fecal Bacteria

Francis Ngure, Jean H Humphrey, Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya +9

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

We conducted direct observation of 23 caregiver-infant pairs for 130 hours and recorded wash-related behaviors to identify pathways of fecal-oral transmission of bacteria among infants. In addition...