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High-Throughput Sequencing for Detection of Subpopulations of Bacteria Not Previously Associated with Artisanal Cheeses

Lisa Quigley, Órla O’Sullivan, Tom Beresford +3

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Here, high-throughput sequencing was employed to reveal the highly diverse bacterial populations present in 62 Irish artisanal cheeses and, in some cases, associated cheese rinds. Using this...

Sourdough Technology—A Traditional Way for Wholesome Foods: A Review

Rupesh S. Chavan, S. R. Chavan

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Abstract: In the present era, consumers wish to have a wide range of foods that are nutritious and flavorful and have long shelf life without added preservatives. Sourdough is an important modern...

Life, Death, and In-Between: Meanings and Methods in Microbiology

Hazel M. Davey

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Determination of microbial viability by the plate count method is routine in microbiology laboratories worldwide. However, limitations of the technique, particularly with respect to environmental...

Zinc in Specialized Secretory Tissues: Roles in the Pancreas, Prostate, and Mammary Gland

Shannon L. Kelleher, Nicholas H. McCormick, Vanessa Velasquez +1

Advances in Nutrition

Chemistry, Biogenesis, and Biological Activities of<i>Cinnamomum zeylanicum</i>

G.K. Jayaprakasha, Li Rao

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The genus Cinnamomum comprises of several hundreds of species, which are distributed in Asia and Australia. Cinnamomum zeylanicum, the source of cinnamon bark and leaf oils, is an indigenous tree of...

Prenatal Micronutrient Supplementation and Intellectual and Motor Function in Early School-aged Children in Nepal

Parul Christian

JAMA

clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00115271.

Structures and application of oligosaccharides in human milk

Akira Kobata

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B

Comparative study of the oligosaccharide profiles of individual human milk revealed the presence of three different patterns. Four oligosaccharides containing the Fucalpha1-2Gal group were missing in...

Risk assessment for recurrent venous thrombosis

Paul A. Kyrle, Frits R. Rosendaal, Sabine Eichinger

The Lancet

Sweet taste signaling functions as a hypothalamic glucose sensor

Xueying Ren

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Brain glucosensing is essential for normal body glucose homeostasis and neuronal function. However, the exact signaling mechanisms involved in the neuronal sensing of extracellular glucose levels...

Effect of growth stage on the content and composition of the essential oil and phenolic fraction of sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.)

Ibtissem Hamrouni Sellami, Emna Maamouri, Thouraya Chahed +3

Industrial Crops and Products

Late-Onset Wilson’s Disease

Péter Ferenci, Anna Członkowska, Uta Merle +7

Gastroenterology

Thermal Properties of Foods

Serpil Şahin, Gülüm Şümnü

Food science text series

Regulatory Networks Controlling <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> Virulence Gene Expression

Jyl S. Matson, Jeffrey H. Withey, Victor J. DiRita

Infection and Immunity

Cholera, a severe disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria, has had a central role in the history of infectious disease research.The cholera studies of John Snow and Robert Koch, among many others,...

Inhibitory activity spectrum of reuterin produced by Lactobacillus reuteri against intestinal bacteria

Valentine Cleusix, Christophe Lacroix, Sabine Vollenweider +2

BMC Microbiology

Our data showed that intestinal bacteria were very sensitive to reuterin and that their intracellular concentration of LMW-SH was not directly linked to their capacity to resist reuterin or hydrogen...

Antagonistic activity of probiotic lactobacilli and bifidobacteria against entero- and uropathogens

Pirje Hütt, Jelena Shchepetova, Krista Lõivukene +2

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Screening Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium sp. strains according to their activity in various environmental conditions could precede the clinical efficacy studies for adjunct treatment with...

Comparison of the Concentrations of Phenolic Compounds in Olive Oils and Other Plant Oils:  Correlation with Antimicrobial Activity

Eduardo Medina, Antonio de Castro, Concepción Romero +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The antimicrobial activity of different edible vegetable oils was studied. In vitro results revealed that the oils from olive fruits had a strong bactericidal action against a broad spectrum of...

A Comprehensive Structure-Based Alignment of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Neurotransmitter/Na+ Symporters (NSS) Aids in the Use of the LeuT Structure to Probe NSS Structure and Function

Thijs Beuming, Lei Shi, Jonathan A. Javitch +1

Molecular Pharmacology

Bottled Water

Richard Wilk

Journal of Consumer Culture

Bottled water has become a pervasive global business, and bottled water consumption continues to increase rapidly, particularly in countries where clean potable tap water is available at very low or...

Comfort Foods: An Exploratory Journey Into The Social and Emotional Significance of Food

Julie L. Locher, William C. Yoels, Donna Maurer +1

Food and Foodways

This paper uses symbolic interactionist and structuralist perspectives to examine the social construction of some food objects as “comfort foods,” highlighting how cultural studies of food should...

The effect of inulin as a fat replacer on the quality of set‐type low‐fat yogurt manufacture

Mehmet Güven, Kurban Yaşar, Oya Berkay Karaca +1

International Journal of Dairy Technology

The influence of different levels of inulin on the quality of fat‐free yogurt production was investigated. Inulin was added to milk containing 0.1% of milk fat to give inulin levels of 1, 2 and 3%....

In vitro adherence and other properties of lactobacilli used in probiotic yoghurt-like products

Ulrich Schillinger, Claudia Guigas, Wilhelm H. Holzapfel

International Dairy Journal

Antimicrobial activities of some selected traditional Ethiopian medicinal plants used in the treatment of skin disorders

Hailu Tadeg, Endris Mohammed, Kaleab Asres +1

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Discrepancy in glucose and fructose utilisation during fermentation by wine yeast strains

Nele Berthels, Ricardo R. Cordero Otero, Florian F. Bauer +2

FEMS Yeast Research

While unfermented grape must contains approximately equal amounts of the two hexoses glucose and fructose, wine producers worldwide often have to contend with high residual fructose levels (>2...

CRISPY/CRUNCHY CRUSTS OF CELLULAR SOLID FOODS: A LITERATURE REVIEW WITH DISCUSSION

H. Luyten, Johan J. Plijter, T. van Vliet

Journal of Texture Studies

ABSTRACT Literature on the crispy/crunchy behavior of cellular solid foods with a crust is discussed. The emphasis is on products with a dry crispy or crunchy crust as bread and various snacks and...

Antioxidants and Cancer Therapy: A Systematic Review

Elena J. Ladas, Judith S. Jacobson, Deborah D. Kennedy +3

Journal of Clinical Oncology

These inconsistencies preclude a definitive conclusion as to the effect of chemotherapy on antioxidant status in patients undergoing anticancer therapy. However, our review suggests that total...

Bacterial contaminants of fuel ethanol production

Kelly Skinner, Timothy D. Leathers

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

Bacterial contamination is an ongoing problem for commercial fuel ethanol production facilities. Both chronic and acute infections are of concern, due to the fact that bacteria compete with the...

Fatal pulmonary embolism in hospitalised patients: a necropsy review

Raza Alikhan, Franziska Peters, Robert W. Wilmott +1

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Thromboembolic events remain a relatively common cause of death in hospitalised patients and appear to occur more frequently in non-surgical than in surgical patients.

Selectin-mucin interactions as a probable molecular explanation for the association of Trousseau syndrome with mucinous adenocarcinomas

Mark G. Wahrenbrock, Lubor Borsig, Dzung Le +2

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Trousseau described spontaneous, recurrent superficial migratory thrombophlebitis associated with occult cancers, and this was later correlated with disseminated microangiopathy (platelet-rich clots...

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of juniper berry oil and its selected components

Natalia Filipowicz, Marcin M. Kamiński, Julianna Kurlenda +2

Phytotherapy Research

Juniper berry oil is stated to possess a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities and its monographs are included in some National Pharmacopoeias. The antibacterial and antifungal activity of the...

Dietary acrylamide and cancer of the large bowel, kidney, and bladder: Absence of an association in a population-based study in Sweden

Lorelei A. Mucci, Paul W. Dickman, Gunnar Steineck +2

British Journal of Cancer

Recently, disturbingly high levels of acrylamide were unexpectedly detected in widely consumed food items, notably French fries, potato crisps, and bread. Much international public concern arose...

A Novel Technique for Limitation of Acrylamide Formation in Fried and Baked Corn Chips and in French Fries

Mun Yhung Jung, D.‐S. Choi, Jin-Woo Ju

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT: The effects of lowering pH by an acidulant (citric acid) on the formation of acrylamide in fried and baked corn chips and in french fries were studied by using a GC/MS. The 0.2% citric acid...

Drying and Rehydrating Kinetics of Green and Red Peppers

Figen Kaymak‐Ertekin

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT: The effects of air temperature, air velocity, and pretreatments (blanching, sulphiting, and sodium chloride dipping) on drying kinetics of green‐ and red‐pepper slices were investigated....

Aggressive nutrition of the very low birthweight infant

Ekhard E. Ziegler, Patti J. Thureen, Susan J. Carlson

Clinics in Perinatology

The unique aspects of the nutrition transition in South Korea: the retention of healthful elements in their traditional diet

Min-June Lee, Barry M. Popkin, Soo-Won Kim

Public Health Nutrition

The nutrition transition in South Korea is unique. A range of government, nutrition specialists and some private organisation efforts has worked to retain healthful elements of the traditional diet...

Arginine supplementation prevents necrotizing enterocolitis in the premature infant

Harish Amin, Samuel A. Zamora, Douglas McMillan +4

The Journal of Pediatrics

Probiotics in foods not containing milk or milk constituents, with special reference to Lactobacillus plantarum 299v

Göran Molin

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Aortic wall damage in mice unable to synthesize ascorbic acid

Nobuyo Maeda, Hiroyuki Hagihara, Yukiko Nakata +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

By inactivating the gene for L-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase, a key enzyme in ascorbic acid synthesis, we have generated mice that, like humans, depend on dietary vitamin C. Regular chow, containing...

Meta-analysis of Dietary Essential Fatty Acids and Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as They Relate to Visual Resolution Acuity in Healthy Preterm Infants

John Paul SanGiovanni, Socorro Parra‐Cabrera, Graham A. Colditz +2

PEDIATRICS

These results support efficacy of n-3 LCPUFA intake in early visual system development, although supplementation safety issues still must be addressed through larger randomized trials. Whether n-3...

Emergence of Domestically Acquired Ceftriaxone-Resistant &lt;EMPH TYPE="ITAL"&gt;Salmonella&lt;/EMPH&gt; Infections Associated With AmpC β-Lactamase

Eileen F. Dunne

JAMA

Domestically acquired ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella has emerged in the United States. Most ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella isolates had similar AmpC plasmid-mediated resistance.

The Morphology of Spray-Dried Particles

D.E. Walton, Clive Mumford

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Gene Products PilT and PilU Are Required for Cytotoxicity In Vitro and Virulence in a Mouse Model of Acute Pneumonia

James C. Comolli, Alan R. Hauser, Leslie L. Waite +3

Infection and Immunity

Type IV pili of the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediate twitching motility and act as receptors for bacteriophage infection. They are also important bacterial adhesins, and...

Health effects of trans fatty acids

Alberto Ascherio, WC Willett

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism by a Decision Analysis-Based Strategy Including Clinical Probability, D-Dimer Levels, and Ultrasonography: A Management Study

Arnaud Perrier

Archives of Internal Medicine

This decision analysis strategy yielded a definitive noninvasive diagnosis in 62% of patients with a nondiagnostic scan and appears to be safe.

Venous thromboembolic disease and combined oral contraceptives: Results of international multicentre case‐control study

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Prevalence of Deep Venous Thrombosis Among Patients in Medical Intensive Care

Denise R. Hirsch, Edward P. Ingenito

Survey of Anesthesiology

Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Modulation of Inflammation and Cytokine Production by Dietary (n-3) Fatty Acids

Willem L. Blok, Mira Katan, J.W.M. van der Meer

Journal of Nutrition

EspA, a protein secreted by enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>, is required to induce signals in epithelial cells

Brendan Kenny, Li‐Ching Lai, B. Brett Finlay +1

Molecular Microbiology

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a leading cause of infant diarrhoea. EPEC mediates several effects on host epithelial cells, including activation of signal-transduction pathways,...

Possible Role of Oxidative Damage in Metal-Induced Carcinogenesis

Kazimierz S. Kasprzak

Cancer Investigation

This review presents and evaluates evidence relevant to the mechanisms of metal carcinogenicity with special emphasis on the emerging hypothesis of the oxidative nature of metals' effect on DNA. The...