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Strategies to Encapsulate the Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophage phiIPLA-RODI

Viruses, 2018
The antimicrobial properties of bacteriophages make them suitable food biopreservatives. However, such applications require the development of strategies that ensure stability of the phage particles during food processing.
Eva González-Menéndez, Lucía Fernández, Diana Gutiérrez, Daniel Pando, Beatriz Martínez, Ana Rodríguez, Pilar García   +6 more
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Plant‐based meat analogues marketed in Catalonia: evaluation of the nutritional profile

Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2024.
Abstract In later years, a growing trend is apparent of vegetarian or vegan diets attributable to a number of causes, among of others, consumers’ concern for animal welfare, climate change and, to a lesser degree, for health‐related issues. On a par to this growth, availability of meat analogues in the market has also been on the rise. In this context,
Judit Costa Català, Oriol Comas Basté, Mariluz Latorre Moratalla, M. Teresa Veciana Nogués, M. Carmen Vidal Carou   +4 more
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The Effects of Bifidobacterium breve on Immune Mediators and Proteome of HT29 Cells Monolayers

BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
The use of beneficial microorganisms, the so‐called probiotics, to improve human health is gaining popularity. However, not all of the probiotic strains trigger the same responses and they differ in their interaction with the host. In spite of the limited knowledge on mechanisms of action some of the probiotic effects seem to be exerted through ...
Borja Sánchez, Irene González-Rodríguez, Silvia Arboleya, Patricia López, Ana Suárez, Patricia Ruas-Madiedo, Abelardo Margolles, Miguel Gueimonde, Riitta Korpela   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant‐based meat analogues marketed in Catalonia: analysis of contaminants, essential elements, microbiological and physicochemical status, dietary intake estimation and health risk assessment

Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2024.
Abstract The latest barometer of food safety in Catalonia conducted by the Catalan Food Safety Agency (ACSA for its initials in Catalan) in 2021 shows that 28.7% of the population consumes meat analogues (substitutes). The main reasons for consuming this type of food are animal welfare, followed by environmental and health reasons.
Martí Nadal Lomas, Nieves González Paradell, Victòria Castell Garralda, Laura Alcalde Sanz, Josep Calderón, Sara Sabaté   +5 more
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Immune Modulating Capability of Two Exopolysaccharide‐Producing Bifidobacterium Strains in a Wistar Rat Model

BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Fermented dairy products are the usual carriers for the delivery of probiotics to humans, Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus being the most frequently used bacteria. In this work, the strains Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis IPLA R1 and Bifidobacterium longum IPLA E44 were tested for their capability to modulate immune response and the insulin ...
Nuria Salazar, Patricia López, Pablo Garrido, Javier Moran, Estefanía Cabello, Miguel Gueimonde, Ana Suárez, Celestino González, Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán, Patricia Ruas-Madiedo, John Andrew Hudson   +10 more
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Phage lytic proteins: a natural approach to agro-food safety

Food Science and Human Wellness
Sustainability is a leading trend in the context of food production. Additionally, consumers increasingly demand safer and less-processed products. Among the different technologies used to maintain the quality and extend the shelf-life of fresh and ...
Seila Agún, Lucía Fernández, Ana Rodríguez, Pilar García   +3 more
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Association of Levels of Antibodies from Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Extracellular Proteins of Food and Probiotic Bacteria

BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract mucosa and is related to an abnormal immune response to commensal bacteria. Our aim of the present work has been to explore the levels of antibodies (IgG and IgA) raised against extracellular proteins produced by LAB and its ...
Arancha Hevia, Patricia López, Ana Suárez, Claudine Jacquot, María C. Urdaci, Abelardo Margolles, Borja Sánchez, Julio Villena   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic analysis of putative phage-phage interactions on minimum-sized phage cocktails

Scientific Reports, 2022
The application of bacteriophages as antibacterial agents has many benefits in the “post-antibiotic age”. To increase the number of successfully targeted bacterial strains, phage cocktails, instead of a single phage, are commonly formulated. Nevertheless,
Felipe Molina, Manuel Menor-Flores, Lucía Fernández, Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez, Pilar García   +4 more
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A new bacteriophage infecting Staphylococcus epidermidis with potential for removing biofilms by combination with chimeric lysin CHAPSH3b and vancomycin

mSphere
Staphylococcus epidermidis is the cause of serious skin and prosthetic joint infections despite being a common inhabitant of human body surfaces. However, both the rise in antibiotic resistance in this species and its ability to form biofilms are ...
Ana Catarina Duarte, Lucía Fernández, Ana Rodríguez, Pilar García   +3 more
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Screening of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli able to antagonise the cytotoxic effect of Clostridium difficile upon intestinal epithelial HT29 monolayer

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Clostridium difficile is an opportunistic pathogen inhabiting the human gut, often being the aetiological agent of infections after a microbiota dysbiosis following, for example, an antibiotic treatment. C. difficile infections (CDI) constitute a growing
Lorena eValdés-Varela, Marta eAlonso-Guervos, Olivia eGarcía-Suárez, Miguel eGueimonde, Patricia eRuas-Madiedo   +4 more
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