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- 1Dr. Michael G. Gänzle (AFNS)
- 1Jens Walter (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
- 1Lingyun Chen (Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science)
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- 1Turner, Justine (Pediatrics)
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Culture and Characterization of Kefir Organisms to Reproduce the Health Benefits of Traditional Kefir
DownloadSpring 2020
Fermented dairy products such as kefir have long been associated with a host of health benefits; however, the role that microbial composition has in these benefits has not been properly examined. This research aimed to examine how kefir impacts host metabolic health, as well as how alterations to...
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Engagement of children and parents in developing outcome measures and determining minimal important difference: focus on probiotics and antibiotic-associated diarrhea
DownloadFall 2022
Introduction Patient engagement as a major component of patient-oriented research (POR) emphasizes that patients should be engaged not only as participants, but also as research partners. Having patient perspectives to inform the content and relevance of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)...
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Fall 2017
Bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus can be found associated with plants, insects and vertebrate hosts, and their lifestyle can range from free-living to strictly host specific. Of the lactobacilli associated with vertebrates, the lifestyle of L. reuteri is particularly well understood. The...
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Fall 2019
The application of probiotics is considered an effective approach to improve overall health conditions and growth performance in swine. Understanding the properties of these probiotics is a prerequisite for the selection of probiotics for pigs. Here, a rational selection criteria of swine...
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Methodological issues in randomized trials of pediatric acute diarrhea: evaluating probiotics and the need for standardized definitions and valid outcome measures
DownloadFall 2009
BACKGROUND: In a 2006 WHO report, diarrheal diseases ranked second among conditions afflicting children. Pediatric acute diarrhea, although most often the result of a gastrointestinal infection, can also occur as a result of antibiotic exposure. This is often referred to as...
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Novel Treatments for Intestinal Failure Explored in Neonatal Piglets with Short Bowel Syndrome: Focusing on the Microbiome, Sepsis and Trophic Factors
DownloadSpring 2024
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is the leading cause of intestinal failure (IF) in infants, and occurs when there is a significant loss of intestine due to acquired or congenital reasons, leading to infants being unable to absorb sufficient nutrients for survival and growth. SBS traditionally had a...
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Plant protein gel formation mechanisms and their applications as delivery systems of bioactive compounds
DownloadSpring 2017
The objective of this research was to understand the gel formation mechanisms of plant proteins by both heat- and cold-induced methods, and use the knowledge gained to design plant protein gels with improved mechanical properties for food applications and as nutraceutical delivery systems. In the...
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Selection of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Their Metabolites for Preventing and Treating Infections
DownloadFall 2012
Increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistance bacteria from extensive antibiotic usage and shortages of new classes of antibiotics have created urgent needs for alternative prevention and treatment options for infections. Based on the hypothesis that lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and their...