In vitro screening of probiotic lactic acid bacteria and prebiotic glucooligosaccharides to select effective synbiotics [PDF]
Probiotics and prebiotics have been demonstrated to positively modulate the intestinal microflora and could promote host health. Although some studies have been performed on combinations of probiotics and prebiotics, constituting synbiotics, results on ...
Courtin, Céline +6 more
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Novel methylotrophic bacteria isolated from the River Thames (London, UK) [PDF]
Enrichment and elective culture for methylotrophs from sediment of the River Thames in central London yielded a diversity of pure cultures representing several genera of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, which were mainly of organisms not ...
Alves +75 more
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Mesophilic aerobic Gram negative cellulose degrading bacteria from aquatic habitats and soils [PDF]
New procedures have been developed for the isolation and purification of aerobic and facultatively anaerobic bacteria able to utilize cellulose as sole source of carbon and energy. Wood pulp medium was used for enrichment, and bacterial cellulose, obtained from cultures of Acetobacter aceti ...
Rosanne Mullings, J.H. Parish
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Aerobic vaginitis (AV) is a condition in which the normal vaginal inhabitants are replaced by aerobic bacterial pathogens, triggering a vaginal immune response. AV should be treated promptly. The aim of the present study is to analyse the prevalence of
Lakshmi Krishnasamy +2 more
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Occurrence of Pectinatus and Megasphaera in the major UK breweries [PDF]
The occurrence of beer spoilage bacteria belonging to the genera Pectinatus and Megasphaera in ten major UK breweries was investigated. The sampling points were selected from fermentation areas, beer conditioning areas and beer bottling and canning sites.
Hill, Anne Elizabeth +2 more
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Airborne Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from a Concentrated Swine Feeding Operation [PDF]
The use of nontherapeutic levels of antibiotics in swine production can select for antibiotic resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria in swine. As a result, retail pork products, as well as surface and groundwaters contaminated with swine waste ...
Amy Chapin +7 more
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Background: The surgical site infections are the third most common nosocomial infection. The most common organism is Staphylococcus aureus. Nepal has a 4-7% overall prevalence rate for surgical site infection.
Kumari Ragani Yadav +5 more
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Bacterial contamination of table eggs and the influence of housing systems [PDF]
With the introduction of alternative housing systems for laying hens in the EU, recent research has focussed on the bacterial contamination of table eggs, e.g. eggshell and egg content contamination.
Herman, L. +5 more
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Increase of Antimicrobial Resistance of Faecal Aerobic Gram-negative Bacteria in a Geriatric Hospital [PDF]
Antimicrobial resistance of faecal aerobic Gram-negative bacteria to eight different antimicrobials was determined by a velvet replica-plating method in 1988 and 1933. Faecal samples were taken from 131 geriatric inpatients in the Turku City Hospital with a hospitalization of more than 7 days.
T, Leistevuo +8 more
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Incidence and Susceptibility Patterns of Urine Bacterial Flora in Young Saudi Females
It has been established that the urinary tract is not sterile; however, research related to the study of urinary bacteria is limited. This study aimed to investigate the frequency and patterns of resistance of normal urinary aerobic bacterial flora and ...
Ashwag Shami +5 more
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