Guidance for Assessing the Probiotics Beneficial Effects: How to Fill the GAP (ILSI Europe Publication)
Journal Article 2010
Based on the existing evidence, concrete examples of demonstration of benefits and gaps are listed in this article, and guidelines and recommendations are defined that should help design the next generation of probiotic studies.
Threshold Dose for Peanut: Risk Characterization Based upon Diagnostic Oral Challenge of a Series of 286 Peanut-allergic Individuals
Journal Article 2010
Clinical records of 286 consecutive patients reacting positively with objective symptoms to double-blind, placebo-controlled oral peanut challenges at University Hospital, Nancy, France were examined for individual No Observed Adverse Effect Levels (NOAELs) and Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Levels (LOAELs).
The Tricks Learnt by Human Enteric Pathogens from Phytopathogens to Persist within the Plant Environment.
Journal Article 2010
Through recent advances in our understanding of microbial:plant interactions it is becoming apparent that human pathogens, principally, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella are adapted to survive in the plant environment. The aforementioned pathogens have surface epitopes that can bind to plant structures such as stomata to aid attachment.
Comparison of Virulence of Three Strains of Cronobacter sakazakii in Neonatal CD-1 Mice
Journal Article 2010
The study objective was to compare the virulence of three strains of C. sakazakii in neonatal CD-1 mice. Our findings suggest that invasiveness does not necessarily correlate with mortality among different strains of C. sakazakii, and the clinical isolates are more virulent than the food isolate.
Selection and Characterization of DNA Aptamers with Binding Selectivity to Campylobacter jejuni using Whole-Cell SELEX
Journal Article 2010
Identify DNA aptamers demonstrating binding specificity to Campylobacter jejuni cells, a whole-cell Systemic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment (SELEX) method was applied to a combinatorial library of FAM-labeled single-stranded DNA molecules. Whole-cell SELEX is a promising technique to design aptamer-based molecular probes for microbial pathogens without tedious isolation and purification of complex markers or targets.
Persistence of Human Noroviruses on Food Preparation Surfaces and Human Hands
Journal Article 2010
This study examines the persistence of representative human noroviruses on the fingertips of volunteers and on commonly used food preparation surfaces.
Critical Research Needs in Food Safety Microbiology
Journal Article 2009
Control, detection, and mitigation were identified as three critically important research areas by the ILSI North America Committee on Food Microbiology for looking at sporeforming bacterial pathogens, spoilage organisms and Salmonella.
Hydration and Human Health: Critical Issues Update - Nutrition Today Article
Journal Article 2009
The symposium on which this article is based dealt with the current knowledge on hydration.
Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Hepatitis A Virus in Representative Food Matrices
Journal Article 2008
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is an important cause of foodborne disease worldwide. The detection of this virus in naturally contaminated food products is complicated by the absence of a reliable culture method and the presence of matrix-associated compounds which inhibit molecular detection.
Cognitive Methods for Assessing Mental Energy
Journal Article 2007
This review assess the concept of mental energy and cognitive test used to assess it including cognitive performance, mood questionnaires, electrophysiological techniques, brain scanning technologies, and ambulatory monitoring.