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An overview of the functionality of exopolysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria

Patricia Ruas‐Madiedo, Jeroen Hugenholtz, Pieternela Zoon

International Dairy Journal

Detection of total and hemolysin-producing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shellfish using multiplex PCR amplification of tl, tdh and trh

Asim K. Bej, Donald P. Patterson, Cynthia W. Brasher +3

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Selenium and selenoproteins: it’s role in regulation of inflammation

Sneha Hariharan, S. Selvakumar

Inflammopharmacology

A review of Salmonella enterica with particular focus on the pathogenicity and virulence factors, host specificity and antimicrobial resistance including multidrug resistance

Saleh Mohammed Jajere

Veterinary World

<i>Salmonella</i> genus represents the most common foodborne pathogens frequently isolated from food-producing animals that is responsible for zoonotic infections in humans and animal species...

Cancer-Associated Thrombosis: An Overview of Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Treatment

Norbaini Binti Abdol Razak, G Jones, Mayank Bhandari +2

Cancers

Cancer-associated thrombosis is a major cause of mortality in cancer patients, the most common type being venous thromboembolism (VTE). Several risk factors for developing VTE also coexist with...

Exploitation of vegetables and fruits through lactic acid fermentation

Raffaella Di Cagno, Rossana Coda, Maria De Angelis +1

Food Microbiology

Potatoes and Human Health

Mary Ellen Camire, Stan Kubow, Danielle J. Donnelly

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber follows only rice and wheat in world importance as a food crop for human consumption. Cultivated potatoes have spread from the Andes of South America where...

Molecular aspects of cereal β-glucan functionality: Physical properties, technological applications and physiological effects

Athina Lazaridou, Costas G. Βiliaderis

Journal of Cereal Science

Selected vitamins and trace elements support immune function by strengthening epithelial barriers and cellular and humoral immune responses

Silvia Maggini, Eva S. Wintergerst, S. Beveridge +1

British Journal Of Nutrition

Adequate intakes of micronutrients are required for the immune system to function efficiently. Micronutrient deficiency suppresses immunity by affecting innate, T cell mediated and adaptive antibody...

Probiotic potential of Lactobacillus strains isolated from dairy products

Petros A. Maragkoudakis, Γεωργία Ζουμποπούλου, Christos Miaris +3

International Dairy Journal

Selenium and its relationship to cancer: an update

P.D. Whanger

British Journal Of Nutrition

Selenomethionine (Semet) is the major seleno-compound in cereal grains and enriched yeast whereas Se-methylselenocysteine (SeMCYS) is the major seleno-compound in Se-accumulator plants and some...

Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase Promoter Genotype, Dietary Arachidonic Acid, and Atherosclerosis

James H. Dwyer, Hooman Allayee, Kathleen M. Dwyer +5

New England Journal of Medicine

Variant 5-lipoxygenase genotypes identify a subpopulation with increased atherosclerosis. The observed diet-gene interactions further suggest that dietary n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids promote,...

Extrauterine Growth Restriction Remains a Serious Problem in Prematurely Born Neonates

Reese H. Clark, P. A. Thomas, Joyce L. Peabody

PEDIATRICS

Extrauterine growth restriction remains a serious problem in premature neonates especially for neonates who are small, immature, and critically ill.

<i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> MiLAB 393 Produces the Antifungal Cyclic Dipeptides Cyclo( <scp>l</scp> -Phe- <scp>l</scp> -Pro) and Cyclo( <scp>l</scp> -Phe- <i>trans</i> -4-OH- <scp>l</scp> -Pro) and 3-Phenyllactic Acid

Katrin Ström, Jörgen Sjögren, Anders Broberg +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

We have isolated a Lactobacillus plantarum strain (MiLAB 393) from grass silage that produces broad-spectrum antifungal compounds, active against food- and feed-borne filamentous fungi and yeasts in...

Steps in the development of a <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> El Tor biofilm

Paula I. Watnick, Roberto Kolter

Molecular Microbiology

We report that, in a simple, static culture system, wild-type Vibrio cholerae El Tor forms a three-dimensional biofilm with characteristic water channels and pillars of bacteria. Furthermore, we have...

Antimicrobial activity of the major components of the essential oil of <i>Melaleuca alternifolia</i>

Christine Carson, Thomas V. Riley

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Tea tree oil, or the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia, is becoming increasingly popular as a naturally occurring antimicrobial agent. The antimicrobial activity of eight components of tea tree...

Long-term effects of dietary marine omega-3 fatty acids upon plasma and cellular lipids, platelet function, and eicosanoid formation in humans.

Clemens von Schacky, Sven Fischer, Christian Weber

Journal of Clinical Investigation

We studied the incorporation and metabolism of eicosapentanoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid in six human volunteers who supplemented their normal Western diet for 5 mo daily with 10-40 ml of cod...

Determination of pesticide residues in food matrices using the QuEChERS methodology

Angelika M Wilkowska, Marek Biziuk

Food Chemistry

Biological and Pharmacological Activities of Carvacrol and Carvacrol Bearing Essential Oils

K. Hüsnü Can Başer

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Oregano essential oils obtained from the genera Origanum, Thymus, Coridothymus, Thymbra, Satureja and Lippia are rich in carvacrol, a monoterpenic phenol isomeric with thymol. Turkey is the biggest...

The antibacterial mechanism of carvacrol and thymol against<i>Escherichia coli</i>

Jingyue Xu, Feng Zhou, Baoping Ji +2

Letters in Applied Microbiology

This study showed the potential use of flow cytometry as a suitable method to investigate the mode of antibacterial action of essential oil components.

Molecular Pathogenesis of<i>Shigella</i>spp.: Controlling Host Cell Signaling, Invasion, and Death by Type III Secretion

Gunnar N. Schroeder, Hubert Hilbi

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Shigella spp. are gram-negative pathogenic bacteria that evolved from harmless enterobacterial relatives and may cause devastating diarrhea upon ingestion. Research performed over the last 25 years...

Thrombolysis Compared With Heparin for the Initial Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Susan Wan, Daniel J. Quinlan, Giancarlo Agnelli +1

Circulation

Currently available data provide no evidence for a benefit of thrombolytic therapy compared with heparin for the initial treatment of unselected patients with acute pulmonary embolism. A benefit is...

The sourdough microflora: biodiversity and metabolic interactions

Luc De Vuyst, Patricia Neysens

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Wildlife Feeding and Nutrition

Eric C. Hellgren, Charles T. Robbins

Journal of Wildlife Management

Introduction. General Nutrient and Energy Requirements. Protein. Water. Minerals. Vitamins. Essential Fatty Acids. Energy Requirements for Maintenance. Protein Requirements for Maintenance....

DEPLETION AND DISRUPTION OF DIETARY FIBRE

Gregory Haber, K W Heaton, David Murphy +1

The Lancet

Guidelines for the provision of nutrition support therapy in the adult critically ill patient: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Charlene Compher, Angela L. Bingham, Michele McCall +4

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

No differences in clinical outcomes were identified among numerous nutrition interventions, including higher energy or protein intake, isocaloric PN or EN, SPN, or different ILEs. As more consistent...

Formation and Physical Properties of Yogurt

William J. Lee, J.A. Lucey

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Yogurt gels are a type of soft solid, and these networks are relatively dynamic systems that are prone to structural rearrangements. The physical properties of yogurt gels can be qualitatively...

Small-Molecule Fluorescent Sensors for Investigating Zinc Metalloneurochemistry

Elizabeth M. Nolan, Stephen J. Lippard

Accounts of Chemical Research

The metalloneurochemistry of Zn(II) is of substantial current interest. Zinc is the second most abundant d-block metal ion in the human brain, and its distribution varies with relatively high...

Review article: bifidobacteria as probiotic agents – physiological effects and clinical benefits

Céline Picard, Jean Fioramonti, Alan François +3

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Bifidobacteria, naturally present in the dominant colonic microbiota, represent up to 25% of the cultivable faecal bacteria in adults and 80% in infants. As probiotic agents, bifidobacteria have been...

Modifying milk fat composition of dairy cows to enhance fatty acids beneficial to human health

A.L. Lock, Dale E. Bauman

Lipids

There is increased consumer awareness that foods contain microcomponents that may have beneficial effects on health maintenance and disease prevention. In milk fat these functional food components...

Function of yeast species and strains in wine flavour

P. Romano

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Differentiation of <i>Lactobacillus plantarum,</i> <i>L. pentosus,</i> and <i>L. paraplantarum</i> by <i>recA</i> Gene Sequence Analysis and Multiplex PCR Assay with <i>recA</i> Gene-Derived Primers

Sandra Torriani, Giovanna E. Felis, Franco Dellaglio

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

In this study, we succeeded in differentiating Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus, and Lactobacillus paraplantarum by means of recA gene sequence comparison. Short homologous regions of...

The Duration of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after a Second Episode of Venous Thromboembolism

Sam Schulman, S. Granqvist, Margareta Holmström +13

New England Journal of Medicine

Prophylactic oral anticoagulation that was continued for an indefinite period after a second episode of venous thromboembolism was associated with a much lower rate of recurrence during four years of...

Lipid-membrane interactions and the pathogenesis of ischemic damage in the myocardium.

Alan Katz, Frank C. Messineo

Circulation Research

Prevalence and trends of stunting among pre-school children, 1990–2020

Mercedes de Onís, Monika Blössner, Elaine Borghi

Public Health Nutrition

Despite an overall decrease in developing countries, stunting remains a major public health problem in many of them. The data summarize progress achieved in the last two decades and help identify...

Fatty acids in bovine milk fat

Helena Lindmark Månsson

Food & Nutrition Research

Milk fat contains approximately 400 different fatty acid, which make it the most complex of all natural fats. The milk fatty acids are derived almost equally from two sources, the feed and the...

Selenoproteins

Jun Lu, Arne Holmgren

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Selenium is an essential micronutrient for man and animals. The role of selenium has been attributed largely to its presence in selenoproteins as the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine (Sec, U). Sec is...

Monostrain, multistrain and multispecies probiotics—A comparison of functionality and efficacy

Harro M. Timmerman, Catharina J.M. Koning, Linda Mulder +2

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Comparison of Protein Surface Hydrophobicity Measured at Various pH Values Using Three Different Fluorescent Probes

Nooshin Alizadeh-Pasdar, Eunice C.Y. Li‐Chan

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The influence of type of fluorescent probe on the surface hydrophobicity values determined for three native and heated proteins was assessed using uncharged [6-propionyl-2-(N,...

Shiga-Like Toxin-Converting Phages from <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains That Cause Hemorrhagic Colitis or Infantile Diarrhea

Alison D. O’Brien, John W. Newland, Steven F. Miller +3

Science

Escherichia coli K-12 acquired the ability to produce a high titer of Shiga-like toxin after lysogenization by either of two different bacteriophages isolated from a highly toxinogenic Escherichia...

Warfarin Sodium versus Low-Dose Heparin in the Long-Term Treatment of Venous Thrombosis

Russell D. Hull, Terry Delmore, Edward Genton +5

New England Journal of Medicine

Acute deep-vein thrombosis is usually treated with intravenous heparin for a number of days, then with oral anticoagulants for weeks to months. We have compared adjusted-dose warfarin sodium with...

The Postthrombotic Syndrome: Evidence-Based Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies

Susan R. Kahn, Anthony J. Comerota, Mary Cushman +8

Circulation

Early Influences on the Development of Food Preferences

Alison K. Ventura, John Worobey

Current Biology

The Structure of the Casein Micelle of Milk and Its Changes During Processing

Douglas G. Dalgleish, Milena Corredig

Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

The majority of the protein in cow's milk is contained in the particles known as casein micelles. This review describes the main structural features of these particles and the different models that...

A Validation Study of a Retrospective Venous Thromboembolism Risk Scoring Method

Vinita Bahl, Hsou Mei Hu, Peter K. Henke +3

Annals of Surgery

The retrospective risk scoring method is valid and supports use of individual patient assessment of risk for VTE within 30 days after surgery.

Uptake through glycoprotein 2 of FimH+ bacteria by M cells initiates mucosal immune response

Koji Hase, Kazuya Kawano, Tomonori Nochi +19

Nature

Consumption of Trans Fatty Acids Is Related to Plasma Biomarkers of Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction

Esther López‐García, Matthias B. Schulze, James B. Meigs +5

Journal of Nutrition

International Union of Pharmacology. XLVI. G Protein-Coupled Receptor List

Steven M. Foord, Tom I. Bonner, Richard R. Neubig +5

Pharmacological Reviews

Applicability of rep-PCR fingerprinting for identification of<i>Lactobacillus</i>species

Dirk Gevers, Geert Huys, Jean Swings

FEMS Microbiology Letters

PCR amplification of repetitive bacterial DNA elements fingerprinting using the (GTG)(5) primer ((GTG)(5)-PCR) was proven to be useful for differentiation of a wide range of lactobacilli (i.e. 26...