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Which juice is ‘healthier’? A consumer study of probiotic non-dairy juice drinks

T. Luckow, C.M. Delahunty

Food Quality and Preference

Effective moisture diffusivity of garlic cloves undergoing microwave-convective drying

G.P. Sharma, Suresh Prasad

Journal of Food Engineering

Antimicrobial Resistance among<i>Campylobacter</i>Strains, United States, 1997–2001

Amita Gupta, Jennifer Nelson, Timothy J. Barrett +15

Emerging infectious diseases

We summarize antimicrobial resistance surveillance data in human and chicken isolates of Campylobacter. Isolates were from a sentinel county study from 1989 through 1990 and from nine state health...

TccP is an enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 type III effector protein that couples Tir to the actin-cytoskeleton+

Junkal Garmendia, Alan D. Phillips, Marie‐France Carlier +8

Cellular Microbiology

Subversion of host cell actin microfilaments is the hallmark of enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC) and enteropathogenic (EPEC) Escherichia coli infections. Both pathogens translocate the trans-membrane...

The demise of the marine cyanobacterium, <i>Trichodesmium</i> spp., via an autocatalyzed cell death pathway

Ilana Berman‐Frank, Kay D. Bidle, Liti Haramaty +1

Limnology and Oceanography

We present experimental laboratory evidence and field observations of an autocatalyzed, programmed cell death (PCD) pathway in the nitrogen‐fixing cyanobacterium Trichodesmium spp., which forms...

A case–control study of risk factors for sporadic campylobacter infections in Denmark

J. Neimann, Jørgen Engberg, Kåre Mølbak +1

Epidemiology and Infection

A case control study comprising 282 cases and 319 matched controls was conducted in Denmark during 1996-7. Two estimates of the odds ratio (OR) were determined for each risk factor with and without...

DMT1, a physiologically relevant apical Cu¹⁺transporter of intestinal cells

Miguel Arredondo, Patricia Muñoz, Casilda V. Mura +1

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

Despite important advances in the understanding of copper secretion and excretion, the molecular components of intestinal copper absorption remain a mystery. DMT1, also known as Nramp2 and DCT1, is...

What is the role of α‐linolenic acid for mammals?

Andrew J. Sinclair, Nadia M. Attar‐Bashi, Duo Li

Lipids

This review examines the data pertaining to an important and often underrated EFA, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA). It examines its sources, metabolism, and biological effects in various population...

Evidence supporting zinc as an important antioxidant for skin

Elizabeth F. Rostan, Holly V. DeBuys, Doren L. Madey +1

International Journal of Dermatology

Antioxidants play a critical role in keeping skin healthy. The antioxidant benefits of vitamin C and E are well known, but the importance of the trace mineral, zinc, has been overlooked. This article...

The role of metals in site-specific DNA damage with reference to carcinogenesis1,2 1Guest Editor: Miral Dizdaroglu 2This article is part of a series of reviews on “Oxidative DNA Damage and Repair.” The full list of papers may be found on the homepage of the journal.

Shosuke Kawanishi, Yusuke Hiraku, Mariko Murata +1

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

The Emergence in Taiwan of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in<i>Salmonella enterica</i>Serotype Choleraesuis

Cheng‐Hsun Chiu, Tsu-Lan Wu, Lin-Hui Su +5

New England Journal of Medicine

This investigation in Taiwan indicates that fluoroquinolone-resistant S. enterica serotype choleraesuis can spread from swine to humans. The use of fluoroquinolones in food animals should be...

Escherichia coli in disguise: molecular origins of Shigella

Ruiting Lan, Peter R. Reeves

Microbes and Infection

Regulation of cellular magnesium

Andrea, M.P. Romani

Frontiers in bioscience

The abundance of magnesium (Mg2+) within mammalian cells is consistent with its relevant role in regulating tissue and cell functions. At the last count, more than three hundred and fifty enzymes,...

Class II antimicrobial peptides from lactic acid bacteria

Ingolf F. Nes, Helge Holo

Biopolymers

Strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) produce a wide variety of antibacterial peptides. More than fifty of these so-called peptide bacteriocins have been isolated in the last few years. They contain...

The lantibiotic nisin, a special case or not?

Eefjan Breukink, Ben de Kruijff

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

Fluorophore-assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE) of oligosaccharides: efficiency of labelling and high-resolution separation

Michael G. O’Shea, Michael S. Samuel, Christine M. Konik +1

Carbohydrate Research

Copper absorption and bioavailability

R A Wapnir

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Treatment of Wilson's disease with zinc: XV long-term follow-up studies

George J. Brewer, Robert D. Dick, Virginia Johnson +3

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Surface Properties of Bifidobacterial Strains of Human Origin

Pablo F. Pérez, Yessica Minnaard, Edgardo A. Disalvo +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The adherence of Bifidobacterium strains isolated from infant feces and commercial fermented dairy products to enterocyte-like cells was correlated with the autoagglutination and hemagglutination...

Transport of Iron in the Blood‐Brain‐Cerebrospinal Fluid System

M. W. B. Bradbury

Journal of Neurochemistry

Iron is an important constituent in brain and, in certain regions, e.g., the basal nuclei, reaches concentrations equivalent to those in liver. It has a role in electron transfer and is a cofactor...

Lactobacillus Bacteremia and Endocarditis: Review of 45 Cases

Rola Husni, Steven M. Gordon, John A. Washington +1

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Lactobacilli are part of normal gastrointestinal and genitourinary flora but are an uncommon cause of bacteremia. We reviewed the cases of 45 patients with clinically significant lactobacillus...

Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase deficiency. A missense mutation near the active site of an anti-inflammatory phospholipase.

Diana M. Stafforini, K. Satoh, Donald L. Atkinson +9

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Deficiency of plasma platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase is an autosomal recessive syndrome that has been associated with severe asthma in Japanese children. Acquired deficiency has been...

Wildlife telemetry: Remote monitoring and tracking of animals

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Ca ²⁺ ‐Induced Gelation of Pre‐heated Whey Protein Isolate

Shai Barbut, E. Allen Foegeding

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Addition of CaCl 2 to pre‐heated whey protein isolate (WPI) suspensions caused an increase in turbidity when pre‐heating temperatures were ≥ 64°C. Pre‐heating to ≥ 70°C was required for...

Verotoxin producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> O 157 infections associated with the consumption of yoghurt

D R Morgan, C Newman, D. N. Hutchinson +3

Epidemiology and Infection

Summary Sixteen cases of verotoxin producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O 157:H7 Phage Type 49 infection were identified in the North West of England from 1 September to 1 November 1991, eight of whom...

Isolation and molecular characterization of a novel broad‐host‐range plasmid from <i>Bordetella bronchiseptica</i> with sequence similarities to plasmids from Gram‐positive organisms

Rudy Antoine, Camille Locht

Molecular Microbiology

A 2.6 kb plasmid, named pBBR1, was isolated from Bordetella bronchiseptica S87. After insertion of an antibiotic resistance marker, this plasmid could be transferred into Escherichia coli, Bordetella...

Treatment of Acanthamoeba Keratitis with Polyhexamethylene Biguanide

Frank Larkin, Simon Kilvington, John Dart

Ophthalmology

Food preservation by combined methods

L. Leistner

Food Research International

Underestimation of Schistosoma mansoni prevalences

Sake J. de Vlas, B. Gryseels

Parasitology Today

Thromboembolism Following Multiple Trauma

M. MARGARET KNUDSON, John A. Collins, Stuart B. Goodman +1

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care

The true incidence of thromboembolic complications following multiple trauma is unknown, and no method of prophylaxis has been shown to be both safe and effective in managing seriously injured...

Hydrothermal Modification of Starches: The Difference between Annealing and Heat/Moisture ‐Treatment

R. Stute

Starch - Stärke

Abstract Annealing and heat/moisture‐treatment both cause a physical modification of starches without any gelatinization, or any other damage of the starch granules with respect to size, shape or...

Competitive inhibition of iron absorption by manganese and zinc in humans

L Rossander-Hultén, Mats Brune, Brittmarie Sandström +2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Effect of soluble sugars on gelatinization and retrogradation of sweet potato starch

Kaoru Kohyama, Katsuyoshi Nishinari

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTEffect of soluble sugars on gelatinization and retrogradation of sweet potato starchKaoru Kohyama and Katsuyoshi NishinariCite this: J. Agric. Food Chem....

Dietary Fatty Acids and Membrane Protein Function

Mary Murphy

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Single primer pair for amplifying segments of distinct Shiga-like-toxin genes by polymerase chain reaction

Helge Karch, Thomas F. Meyer

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

By using a single synthetic oligonucleotide primer pair in the polymerase chain reaction, we amplified specific Shiga-like-toxin (SLT) gene segments from DNAs of 20 clinical Escherichia coli...

Shiga and Shiga-like toxins.

Alison D. O’Brien, R K Holmes

Microbiological Reviews

Cell structure and starch nature as key determinants of the digestion rate of starch in legume

P. Würsch, S. Del Vedovo, B Koellreutter

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Yeast metallothionein. Sequence and metal-binding properties.

Dennis R. Winge, K B Nielson, William R. Gray +1

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The protein product of the CUP1 locus in Cu-resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been purified and characterized. The protein was found to lack the first 8 amino acids predicted by the nucleotide...

The Passage of Maternal Dietary Proteins into Human Breast Milk

Peter J. Kilshaw, Andrew J. Cant

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Samples of breast milk and serum were taken from 29 women at various stages of lactation before and after they had ingested 1 raw egg and half a pint of cow's milk. The samples were analysed for...

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Jeffrey L. Ponsky

Archives of Surgery

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy was performed on 50 children and 100 adults from June 1979 to May 1982 at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals and the Mt Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland....

ASSESSMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HABITUAL SALT INTAKE AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS1

Kiang Liu, Richard Cooper, J. McKeever +7

American Journal of Epidemiology

Despite the finding in cross-cultural comparisons that habitual sodium intake correlates with levels of blood pressure, similar studies from within population groups have yielded inconsistent...

Campylobacteriosis in man: Pathogenic mechanisms and review of 91 bloodstream infections

Richard L. Guerrant, Robert G. Lahita, Washington C. Winn +1

The American Journal of Medicine

Controlled Grain Growth

R. J. Brook

Treatise on materials science and technology

Attempts to detect virus‐specific DNA in human tumors. I. Nucleic acid hybridizations with complementary RNA of human wart virus

Harald zur Hausen, W Meinhof, Wiltrud Scheiber +1

International Journal of Cancer

Abstract Human wart virus was isolated from plantar warts. After extraction of its DNA, component I was transcribed into radioactive complementary RNA (cRNA) with the aid of Escherichia coli RNA...

Superoxide Dismutases in Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

Marvin L. Salin, Joe M. McCord

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Isolated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes were found to contain two distinct superoxide dismutases, electrophoretically identical to the superoxide dismutases found in other human tissues. One is...

THE PARTICULATE HYDROLASES OF MACROPHAGES

Zanvil A. Cohn, Edith Wiener

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

The influence of phagocytosis on the morphological and biochemical properties of macrophage hydrolase-containing granules has been studied in vitro. Following the uptake of large numbers of...

Optimum orders for the presentation of pairs in the method of paired comparisons.

R. T. Ross

Journal of Educational Psychology

Salmonellosis: An Overview of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Innovative Approaches to Mitigate the Antimicrobial Resistant Infections

Bibek Lamichhane, Asmaa M. M. Mawad, Mohammed A. Saleh +9

Antibiotics

<i>Salmonella</i> is a major foodborne pathogen and a leading cause of gastroenteritis in humans and animals. <i>Salmonella</i> is highly pathogenic and encompasses more than 2600 characterized...