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Ecological impacts of non-indigenous invasive fungi as forest pathogens

Judy Loo

Biological Invasions

Hypothetical Functions of Toxin-Antitoxin Systems

Roy David Magnuson

Journal of Bacteriology

Toxin-antitoxin systems are very commonly found both on large, low-copy plasmids, where they increase effective stability (35), and on bacterial chromosomes, where their function has been the subject...

Domestic rainwater harvesting to improve water supply in rural South Africa

Jean‐Marc Mwenge Kahinda, Akpofure E. Taigbenu, Jean R. Boroto

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C

Screening of Antibacterial Activities of Twenty-One Oxygenated Monoterpenes

Recep Kotan, Şaban Kordalı, Ahmet Çakır

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C

Plant essential oils are widely used as fragrances and flavours in the cosmetic, perfume, drug and food industries. Oxygenated monoterpenes are widespread components of the essential oils, usually...

Metabolic regulation in the lactating mammary gland: a lipid synthesizing machine

Michael C. Rudolph, James L. McManaman, Tzulip Phang +6

Physiological Genomics

The mammary gland of the lactating mouse synthesizes and secretes milk lipid equivalent to its entire body weight in a single 20-day lactation cycle, making it one of the most active lipid synthetic...

Functional Food Carbohydrates

Costas G. Βiliaderis, Marta S. Izydorczyk

Historically, most of the research into carbohydrates as functional ingredients focused on the improvement of appearance, taste, mouth-feel, and stability. The growing interest in functional foods,...

Waxy and high-amylose wheat starches and flours—characteristics, functionality and application

Pham Van Hung, Tomoko Maeda, Naofumi Morita

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Dietary Fibers Affect Viscosity of Solutions and Simulated Human Gastric and Small Intestinal Digesta

Cheryl L. Dikeman, M.R. Murphy, G. C. Fahey

Journal of Nutrition

Geographies of food: following

Ian Cook et al.

Progress in Human Geography

Natural hybrids from<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>,<i>Saccharomyces bayanus</i>and<i>Saccharomyces kudriavzevii</i>in wine fermentations

Sara S. González, Eladio Barrio, J. Gafner +1

FEMS Yeast Research

Several wine isolates of Saccharomyces were analysed for six molecular markers, five nuclear and one mitochondrial, and new natural interspecific hybrids were identified. The molecular...

Cyclic Diguanylate Regulates <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> Virulence Gene Expression

Anna D. Tischler, Andrew Camilli

Infection and Immunity

The cyclic dinucleotide second messenger cyclic diguanylate (c-diGMP) has been implicated in regulation of cell surface properties in several bacterial species, including Vibrio cholerae. Expression...

Accuracy of Methods for Calculating Postnatal Growth Velocity for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Aloka L. Patel, Janet L. Engstrom, Paula P. Meier +1

PEDIATRICS

GV estimates calculated with 3 commonly used models varied widely, compared with actual GVs; however, the exponential model estimates were extremely accurate. The exponential model provides the...

Description of morphological changes of particles along spray drying

Liliana Alamilla‐Beltrán, José Jorge Chanona‐Pérez, Antonio Ruperto Jiménez–Aparicio +1

Journal of Food Engineering

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SPICES ¹

Erdogan Ceylan, Daniel Y.C. Fung

Journal of Rapid Methods & Automation in Microbiology

Many of the spices and herbs used today have been valued for their antimicrobial effects and medicinal powers in addition to their flavor and fragrance qualities. Most of the foodborne bacterial...

Practical Food Microbiology

Indications for sampling and interpretation of results Legislation, codes of practice and microbiological criteria Schedules for examination of food Preperation of samples Enumeration of...

Sensory mapping using Flash profile. Comparison with a conventional descriptive method for the evaluation of the flavour of fruit dairy products

Julien Delarue, Jean‐Marc Sieffermann

Food Quality and Preference

The LZT proteins; the LIV-1 subfamily of zinc transporters

KM Taylor, Robert I. Nicholson

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

Casein–whey protein interactions in heated milk: the influence of pH

Astrid J Vasbinder, Cornelis G. de Kruif

International Dairy Journal

Ethnic Differences in the Association between Body Mass Index and Hypertension

Colin Bell

American Journal of Epidemiology

Interest in ethnicity-specific definitions of obesity has been hindered by a lack of data clarifying whether or not obesity-related comorbid conditions occur at different levels of body mass index...

Bifidobacterium animalis strain DN‐173 010 shortens the colonic transit time in healthy women: a double‐blind, randomized, controlled study

Philippe Marteau, Emmanuel Cuillerier, Sèverine Mèance +7

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

B. animalis DN-173 010 shortens the colonic transit time in healthy women. This effect is not explained by modifications of the faecal bacterial mass or secondary bile acids.

Safety assessment of allylalkoxybenzene derivatives used as flavouring substances — methyl eugenol and estragole

Robert L. Smith, Timothy B. Adams, John Doull +9

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Enzymes in Food Processing

Hans Sejr Olsen

Biotechnology Set

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Enzymes for Starch Modification Use of Enzymes in the Baking Industry Dairy Products Enzymes in the Brewing Industry Enzymes and Food Protein...

Selection and characterization of mixed starter cultures for lactic acid fermentation of carrot, cabbage, beet and onion vegetable mixtures

Nancy Gardner, Tony Savard, Paule Obermeier +2

International Journal of Food Microbiology

A double‐blind placebo‐controlled study of the effectiveness and tolerability of oral stevioside in human hypertension

Paul Chan, Brian Tomlinson, Yi‐Jen Chen +3

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

This study shows that oral stevioside is a well tolerated and effective modality that may be considered as an alternative or supplementary therapy for patients with hypertension.

Sucralose metabolism and pharmacokinetics in man

Ashley Roberts, A. G. Renwick, James W. Sims +1

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Combined industrial processes with irradiation to assure innocuity and preservation of food products — a review

Monique Lacroix, B. Ouattara

Food Research International

Changes in GA 20‐oxidase gene expression strongly affect stem length, tuber induction and tuber yield of potato plants

Esther Carrera, Jordi Bou, José L. Garcı́a-Martı́nez +1

The Plant Journal

Gene StGA20ox1 encoding potato GA 20-oxidase is expressed to relatively high levels in leaves and regulated by daylength. To investigate whether this gene is involved in photoperiodic regulation of...

Co‐ordination of <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> virulence with entry into stationary phase by ppGpp

Brian K. Hammer, Michele S. Swanson

Molecular Microbiology

Legionella pneumophila survives in aquatic environments, but replicates within amoebae or the alveolar macrophages of immunocompromised individuals. Here, the signal transduction pathway that...

Milk Yield and Composition During Abomasal Infusion of Conjugated Linoleic Acids in Dairy Cows

P.Y. Chouinard, Louise Corneau, Asgeir Sæbø +1

Journal of Dairy Science

Conjugated linoleic acids refer to a mixture of positional and geometric isomers of linoleic acid with conjugated double bounds. Three supplements of conjugated linoleic acids which differed in...

Physiological Effects of Resistant Starches on Fecal Bulk, Short Chain Fatty Acids, Blood Lipids and Glycemic Index

David J.A. Jenkins, Vladimir Vuksan, Cyril W.C. Kendall +7

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

The potential physiological benefits of the resistant starches studied appear to relate to colonic health in terms of effects on fecal bulk and SCFA metabolism.

Effects of repletion with zinc and other micronutrients on neuropsychologic performance and growth of Chinese children

Harold H. Sandstead, James G. Penland, Nancy W. Alcock +5

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Crumb Firming Kinetics of Wheat Breads with Anti-staling Additives

Eva Armero, Concha Collar

Journal of Cereal Science

<i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> Cytolethal Distending Toxin Causes a G ₂ -Phase Cell Cycle Block

Chris A. Whitehouse, Paul Balbo, Everett C. Pesci +3

Infection and Immunity

Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) from the diarrheagenic bacterium Campylobacter jejuni was shown to cause a rapid and specific cell cycle arrest in HeLa and Caco-2 cells. Within 24 h of treatment,...

Comparative aspects of goat and sheep milk

J.M. Jandal

Small Ruminant Research

Interaction of β-Lactoglobulin with Retinol and Fatty Acids and Its Role as a Possible Biological Function for This Protein: A Review

María Dolores Pérez, Miguel Calvo

Journal of Dairy Science

beta-Lactoglobulin is the major whey protein in the milk of ruminants and some nonruminants, such as pigs and horses. Although beta-lactoglobulin was first isolated 60 yr ago, no function has been...

Ectopic expression of the flagellar regulon alters development of the bordetella-host interaction

Brian J. Akerley, Peggy A. Cotter, Jeff F. Miller

Cell

Fruit juice processing technology

G. G. Birch

Food Chemistry

Colonization of broiler chickens by waterborne Campylobacter jejuni

Andrew D.J. Pearson, M. Greenwood, T. D. Healing +4

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Chickens on a broiler farm in southern England were found to be colonized with Campylobacter jejuni of a single serotype, Lior 1 Penner 4. The farm was the sole supplier of a local slaughterhouse...

Textbook of Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Infancy

Emanuel Lebenthal, Steven H. Erdman

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Loma Linda University Loma Linda, California, U.S.A.

<i>Enterobacter sakazakii</i> Infections in Neonates Associated with Intrinsic Contamination of a Powdered Infant Formula

Bryan Simmons, Mikhail S. Gelfand, Michael Haas +2

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

We report an outbreak of Enterobacter sakazakii infection and colonization in neonates related to an infant formula contaminated during the manufacturing process. The outbreak occurred in a 20-bed...

Immune Response to Cholera Toxin Epitope Inserted in <i>Salmonella</i> Flagellin

Salete M. Newton, Chaim O. Jacob, B. A. D. Stocker

Science

Bacterial flagella are potent immunogens and aromatic-dependent (aro) Salmonella as live vaccines evoke humoral and cellular immune responses. Such strains expressing epitopes of protective antigens...

Examination of Strains of Lactobacilli for Properties that May Influence Bacterial Interference in the Urinary Tract

Gregor Reid, Roger L. Cook, Andrew W. Bruce

The Journal of Urology

Lactobacilli strains vary in their ability to interfere with colonization of uroepithelial cells by pathogenic organisms. Bacterial size, adherence capability, competitive exclusion and inhibition of...

Nucleotide sequence of the Shiga-like toxin genes of Escherichia coli.

Stephen B. Calderwood, François Auclair, Arthur Donohue‐Rolfe +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

We have determined the nucleotide sequence of the sltA and sltB genes that encode the Shiga-like toxin (SLT) produced by Escherichia coli phage H19B. The amino acid composition of the A and B...

Molecular weight distribution, carboxylic acidity, and humic substances content of aquatic organic matter: implications for removal during water treatment

Michael R. Collins, Gary Amy, Cornelius Steelink

Environmental Science & Technology

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTMolecular weight distribution, carboxylic acidity, and humic substances content of aquatic organic matter: implications for removal during water...

Fish consumption and mortality from coronary heart disease.

Staffan E. Norell, Anders Ahlbom, Maria Feychting +1

BMJ

indicate damage to the muscle and myoneural junction. Such changes do not occur in primary muscle disorders, denervation atrophy, or drug toxicity.2 Similar changes at the myoneural junction have,...

Flavor Description of White Wine by "Expert" and Nonexpert Wine Consumers

Harry T. Lawless

Journal of Food Science

Two groups of wine consumers described the flavor characteristics of six unlabeled white wines and attempted to match descriptions to wines in subsequent tastings. One group was experienced in...

The effect of amylose content on insulin and glucose responses to ingested rice

M S Goddard, Graeme P. Young, Roy G. Marcus

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Glycerolysis of fats and methyl esters — Status, review and critique

Norman O. V. Sonntag

Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

Abstract With the possible exception of catalytic hydrogenation, perhaps no unit operation within the realm of oleochemistry is as thoroughly complex as that of glycerolysis. Among the misconceptions...