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Knowledge, attitudes, and normative beliefs as predictors of hookah smoking initiation: a longitudinal study of university students 2014
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Nicotine Tob Res
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Nicotine Tob.Res.
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16
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6
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647
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54
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ID: 24323574
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INTRODUCTION: While cross-sectional studies have shown that hookah tobacco smoking (HTS) is an increasingly popular behavior among university students, little is known about factors associated with initiation. This study sought to determine associations between knowledge, attitudes, and normative beliefs and initiation of HTS among university students. METHODS: Data were from a prospective longitudinal cohort study of 569 randomly selected first- and second-year university students. Online questionnaires that were developed in accordance with our composite theoretical model were completed in September 2010 and April 2011. RESULTS: About one-seventh (13%) of participants initiated HTS by follow-up. Positive attitudes and favorable normative beliefs were associated with increased adjusted odds of initiation (AOR = 4.12, 95% CI = 2.56, 6.59; and AOR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.35, 2.99, respectively), while negative attitudes were associated with decreased adjusted odds (AOR = 0.62, 95% CI = 0.48, 0.80). Correct knowledge regarding toxicants associated with HTS was not significantly associated with initiation. CONCLUSIONS: While positive attitudes and favorable normative beliefs are associated with initiation of HTS in a cohort of never-users, increased knowledge about toxins is not associated with lower initiation. It may be particularly valuable for educational interventions to attempt to alter positive attitudes and normative beliefs related to HTS.
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Sidani,Jaime E., Shensa,Ariel, Barnett,Tracey E., Cook,Robert L., Primack,Brian A.
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Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards waterpipe tobacco smoking amongst college or university students: a systematic review 2019
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BMC public health
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BMC Public Health
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19
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1
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439
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BioMed Central
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Arshad, Adam, Matharoo, Jaideep, Arshad, Ebrahim, Sadhra, Simardeep Singh, Norton-Wangford, Rosemary, Jawad, Mohammed
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of argileh (water pipe or hubble-bubble) and cigarette smoking among pregnant women in Lebanon 2004 Chaaya, M., Dept. of Epidemiol. and Pop. Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Addictive Behaviors
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Addict.Behav.
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29
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9
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Background: Currently, little is known about argileh (water pipe or hubble-bubble) and cigarette smoking among pregnant women in the Arab world, despite emerging evidence on the adverse health effects of argileh smoking and well-established knowledge about the health risks of cigarette smoking during pregnancy. Objectives: The present study assesses pregnant Arab women's knowledge of chemical contents and related harmful effects of argileh and cigarettes, their attitudes towards smoking argileh and cigarettes, and their actual smoking of argileh and cigarettes, both before and during pregnancy. Methods: A stratified sample of 864 women from 23 health care centers in Lebanon completed a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. Information was collected on basic demographic variables, women's knowledge, attitudes, and cigarette and argileh smoking. Results: Women were partially knowledgeable about the health risks of cigarette smoking, knew little about the harmful ingredients of argileh smoking, and had many misconceptions regarding how argileh worked or how it can produce harm. Attitudes were permissive towards all forms of smoking. Almost one quarter (23%) of participants reported smoking during pregnancy, with 17% smoking only cigarettes, 4% smoking only argileh, and 1.5% smoking both cigarette and argileh. Conclusion: A significant and growing percentage of pregnant Arab women are smoking in Lebanon, with four cigarette smokers for every argileh smoker. Smoking behaviors are empirically linked with important gaps in knowledge and with permissive attitudes. These data may be used to design more effective prevention programs targeting this vulnerable population. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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adult, article, attitude, behavior, smoking, controlled study, demography, female, human, Lebanon, pregnancy
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Chaaya,M., Jabbour,S., El-Roueiheb,Z., Chemaitelly,H.
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Knowledge, Beliefs, Behaviors, and Social Norms Related to Use of Alternative Tobacco Products Among Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Students in an Urban U.S. University Setting 2016 Upsilon, Associate Professor, New, York University College of Nursing NYU Global Institute of Public Health, New York City, NY, USA.; Resident, University of Michigan School of Medicine, AnnArbor, MI, USA.; Alpha Chi, Assistant Professor, Boston College S
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Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing / Sigma Theta Tau
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J.Nurs.Scholarsh.
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Mar
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48
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2
Start Page
147
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153
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CI: (c) 2016; JID: 100911591; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/11/24 [accepted]; 2016/02/04 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
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United States
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1547-5069; 1527-6546
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PMID: 26845631
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eng
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10.1111/jnu.12192 [doi]
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PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to assess nursing students' knowledge, beliefs, behaviors, and social norms regarding use of alternative tobacco products (ATPs). DESIGN AND METHODS: This anonymous online survey was conducted with all students enrolled in a college of nursing. The survey utilized measures from several national tobacco studies to assess knowledge and beliefs about ATPs (hookahs, cigars or cigarillos, bidis, kreteks, smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes) compared to cigarettes, health effects of ATPs, personal use of ATPs, and social norms. Data were analyzed in SPSS 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics and frequencies were performed for basic sociodemographic data. Paired samples t tests were performed to determine differences for scaled measures. FINDINGS: Nursing students demonstrated very low levels of knowledge about ATPs and their health consequences, despite high rates of ATP personal use. About 76% of participants reported use of one or more ATPs once or more in their lifetimes. A greater proportion of students had used hookahs or waterpipes (39.6%) compared to cigarettes (32.7%). CONCLUSIONS: Nurses' lack of knowledge about the emerging use and health threats associated with ATPs may undermine their ability to provide appropriate tobacco cessation counseling. Research is needed to identify gaps in nurses' education regarding tobacco cessation counseling and to develop new counseling approaches specific to use of ATPs. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Nurses play critical roles in counseling their patients for tobacco cessation. Further research and education about the risks presented by ATPs are critical to reducing excess tobacco-related mortality.
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VanDevanter,N., Zhou,S., Katigbak,C., Naegle,M., Sherman,S., Weitzman,M.
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20160204
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Laboratory and clinical acute effects of active and passive indoor group water-pipe (narghile) smoking 2014
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Chest
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Chest
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145
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4
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803
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9
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BACKGROUND: Indoor group water-pipe tobacco smoking, commonly referred to as water-pipe smoking (WPS), especially in coffee shops, has gained worldwide popularity. We performed a comprehensive laboratory and clinical evaluation of the acute effects of active and passive indoor group WPS. METHODS: This comparative study evaluated pre- and post-30-min active and passive indoor group WPS. The outcome parameters were carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), nicotine, and cotinine levels; CBC count; and cardiorespiratory parameters. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) cytokines and endothelial function (using the EndoPat device Itamar Medical Ltd]) were measured only in active smokers. Statistical methods used were Student t test, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Fisher exact test, analysis of variance, and Newman-Keuls post hoc test where relevant. RESULTS: Sixty-two volunteers aged 24.9±6.2 years were included; 47 were active smokers, and 15 were passive smokers. COHb level increased postactive WPS (active smokers, 2.0%±2.9% vs 17.6%±8.8%; P25% increase, and two subjects (4.2%) had a >40% increase. Plasma nicotine level increased postactive WPS (active smokers, 1.2±4.3 ng/mL vs 18.8±13.9 ng/mL; P<.0001 plasma="" cotinine="" and="" urinary="" nicotine="" levels="" also="" increased="" significantly.="" ebc="" il-4="" il-5="" il-10="" il-17="" decreased="" significantly="" with="" postactive="" smoking="" endothelial="" function="" did="" not="" change.="" wps="" was="" associated="" adverse="" cardiorespiratory="" changes.="" in="" passive="" smokers="" cohb="" level="" vs="" respectively="" p=".003)" as="" respiratory="" rate.="" conclusions:="" one="" session="" of="" active="" indoor="" group="" resulted="" significant="" increases="" serum="" health="" effects.="" the="" minor="" effects="" found="" suggest="" that="" they="" too="" may="" be="" affected="" adversely="" by="" exposure="" to="" wps.="" results="" call="" for="" action="" limit="" continuing="" global="" spread="" coffee="" shops.="" trial="" registry:="" clinicaltrials.gov="" no.:="" nct1237548="" url:="" www.clinicaltrials.gov.="">
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.13-0960
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Bentur,Lea, Hellou,Elias, Goldbart,Aviv, Pillar,Giora, Monovich,Einat, Salameh,Maram, Scherb,Inna, Bentur,Yedidia
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Lack of attentional retraining effects in cigarette smokers attempting cessation: a proof of concept double-blind randomised controlled trial 2015 UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK. Electronic address: rachna.begh@phc.ox.ac.uk.; UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies, School of Experimental Psyc
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Drug and alcohol dependence
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Drug Alcohol Depend.
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1-Apr
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149
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158
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165
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LR: 20160805; CI: Copyright (c) 2015; ISRCTN/ISRCTN54375405; GR: MC_UU_12013/6/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom; JID: 7513587; EMS69300; OID: NLM: EMS69300; OID: NLM: PMC4961243; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/10/02 [received]; 2015/01/20 [revised]; 2015/01/28
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Ireland
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1879-0046; 0376-8716
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PMID: 25697911
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10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.01.041 [doi]
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BACKGROUND: Observational studies have shown that attentional bias for smoking-related cues is associated with increased craving and relapse. Laboratory experiments have shown that manipulating attentional bias may change craving. Interventions to reduce attentional bias could reduce relapse in smokers seeking to quit. We report a clinical trial of attentional retraining in treatment-seeking smokers. METHODS: This was a double-blind randomised controlled trial that took place in UK smoking cessation clinics. Smokers interested in quitting were randomised to five weekly sessions of attentional retraining (N=60) or placebo training (N = 58) using a modified visual probe task from one week prior to quit day. Both groups received 21 mg nicotine patches (from quit day onwards) and behavioural support. Primary outcomes included change in attentional bias reaction times four weeks after quit day on the visual probe task and craving measured weekly using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Scale. Secondary outcomes were changes in withdrawal symptoms, time to first lapse and prolonged abstinence. RESULTS: No attentional bias towards smoking cues was found in the sample at baseline (mean difference = 3 ms, 95% CI = -2, 9). Post-training bias was not significantly lower in the retraining group compared with the placebo group (mean difference = -9 ms, 95% CI = -20, 2). There was no difference between groups in change in craving (p = 0.89) and prolonged abstinence at four weeks (risk ratio = 1.00, 95% CI = 0.70, 1.43). CONCLUSIONS: Taken with one other trial, there appears to be no effect from clinic-based attentional retraining using the visual probe task. Attentional retraining conducted out of clinic may prove more effective. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: UK Clinical Trials ISRCTN 54375405.
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Begh,R., Munafo,M.R., Shiffman,S., Ferguson,S.G., Nichols,L., Mohammed,M.A., Holder,R.L., Sutton,S., Aveyard,P.
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20150209
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Lactic acid bacteria and yeasts associated with gowe production from sorghum in Benin 2007 Departement de Nutrition et Sciences Alimentaires, Faculte des Sciences Agronomiques, Universite d'Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
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Journal of applied microbiology
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J.Appl.Microbiol.
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Aug
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103
Issue
2
Start Page
342
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349
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LR: 20131121; JID: 9706280; 0 (DNA, Bacterial); 0 (DNA, Fungal); 0 (DNA, Intergenic); 33X04XA5AT (Lactic Acid); ppublish
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England
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1364-5072; 1364-5072
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PMID: 17650194
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eng
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JAM3252 [pii]
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AIMS: To identify the dominant micro-organisms involved in the production of gowe, a fermented beverage, and to select the most appropriate species for starter culture development. METHODS AND RESULTS: Samples of sorghum gowe produced twice at three different production sites were taken at different fermentation times. DNA amplification by internal transcribed spacer-polymerase chain reaction of 288 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolates and 16S rRNA gene sequencing of selected strains revealed that the dominant LAB responsible for gowe fermentation were Lactobacillus fermentum, Weissella confusa, Lactobacillus mucosae, Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus pentosaceus and Weissella kimchii. DNA from 200 strains of yeasts was amplified and the D1/D2 domain of the 26S rRNA gene was sequenced for selected isolates, revealing that the yeasts species were Kluyveromyces marxianus, Pichia anomala, Candida krusei and Candida tropicalis. CONCLUSIONS: Gowe processing is characterized by a mixed fermentation dominated by Lact. fermentum, W. confusa and Ped. acidilactici for the LAB and by K. marxianus, P. anomala and C. krusei for the yeasts. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The diversity of the LAB and yeasts identified offers new opportunities for technology upgrading and products development in gowe production. The identified species can be used as possible starter for a controlled fermentation of gowe.
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Benin, Beverages/microbiology, Candida/genetics/isolation & purification, Colony Count, Microbial/methods, DNA, Bacterial/genetics, DNA, Fungal/genetics, DNA, Intergenic/genetics, Fermentation, Gram-Positive Bacteria/genetics/isolation & purification, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Kluyveromyces/genetics/isolation & purification, Lactic Acid/analysis, Lactobacillus/genetics/isolation & purification, Pediococcus/genetics/isolation & purification, Pichia/genetics/isolation & purification, Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length/genetics, Sorghum/microbiology, Yeasts/genetics/isolation & purification
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Vieira-Dalode,G., Jespersen,L., Hounhouigan,J., Moller,P. L., Nago,C. M., Jakobsen,M.
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Lactic acid bacteria diversity in fermented cabbage estimated by culture-dependent and-independent methods 2009 Department of Biology, Taiyuan Normal College, Taiyuan 030001, China. yanpingmei@sohu.com
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Wei sheng wu xue bao = Acta microbiologica Sinica
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Wei Sheng Wu Xue Bao
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Mar
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49
Issue
3
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383
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388
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LR: 20120409; JID: 21610860R; 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S); ppublish
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China
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0001-6209; 0001-6209
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PMID: 19623964
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chi
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OBJECTIVE: To study the diversity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and dominant LAB in fermented cabbage. METHODS: Culture-dependent and -independent (16S rRNA gene clone libraries were constructed) methods were used to determine the composition of LAB in fermented cabbage. RESULTS: Ninety LAB isolated from fermented cabbage were identified as species of Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc, whereas 115 clones of the 16S rRNA gene sequence from fermented cabbage DNA were identified as Lactobacillus, Weissella, Pediococcus and Leuconostoc. CONCLUSION: The significant difference of the LAB compositions by the two methods implies that some specialized nutrients may lead to a distinctive selection of the dominant organisms. Lactobacillus plantarum appeared as the dominant species in fermented cabbage by both methods.
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Brassica/microbiology, Fermentation, Food Microbiology, Lactobacillus/classification/genetics, Leuconostoc/classification/genetics, Pediococcus/classification/genetics, Phylogeny, Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Yan,P., Chai,Z., Xue,W., Chang,X., Kong,D., Zhang,H.
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Lactic acid bacteria isolated from ethnic preserved meat products of the Western Himalayas 2011 Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan.
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Food Microbiology
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Food Microbiol.
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Oct
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28
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7
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1308
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1315
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CI: Copyright (c) 2011; JID: 8601127; 2011/03/08 [received]; 2011/05/31 [revised]; 2011/06/01 [accepted]; 2011/06/12 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
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England
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1095-9998; 0740-0020
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PMID: 21839380
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eng
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10.1016/j.fm.2011.06.001 [doi]
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We used culture- and molecular-biology-based methods to investigate the diversity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the ethnic chevon (goat) meat products chartayshya, jamma and arjia of the Western Himalayas. In six chartayshya, six jamma and four arjia samples, LAB were the predominant microbial component involved in the fermentation of these samples, and the total LAB population in arjia (7.8 +/- 0.1 log cfu g(-1); mean +/- SD) was significantly higher (P
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Elsevier Ltd
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Oki,K., Rai,A.K., Sato,S., Watanabe,K., Tamang,J.P.
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20110612
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Lactic acid microflora of the gut of snail Cornu aspersum 2014 Faculty of Biology, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' , Sofia , Bulgaria.; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Sofia , Bulgaria.; Faculty of Biology, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' , Sofia , Bul
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Biotechnology, biotechnological equipment
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Biotechnol.Biotechnol.Equip.
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4-Jul
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28
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4
Start Page
627
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634
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LR: 20150531; JID: 101128940; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/03/20 [received]; 2014/06/20 [accepted]; 2014/10/21 [epublish]; ppublish
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1310-2818; 1310-2818
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PMID: 26019550
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ENG
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10.1080/13102818.2014.947071 [doi]
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The intestinal lactic acid microflora of the edible snail Cornu aspersum was studied by culture-based methods and was phenotypically and molecularly characterized. The antibacterial activity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolates was investigated. Snails in different stages of development were collected from farms located in several regions of Bulgaria. One hundred twenty-two isolates, belonging to the group of LAB, were characterized morphologically and were divided into four groups. Representative isolates from each morphological type were subjected to phenotypic characterization and molecular identification. The snail gut lactic acid microflora was composed by Enterococcus (17 isolates), Lactococcus (12 isolates), Leuconostoc (7 isolates), Lactobacillus (18 isolates) and Weissella (1 isolate). The species affiliation of Lactococcus lactis (12), Leuconostoc mesenteroides (4) and Lactobacillus plantarum (2) was confirmed by species-specific primers. The Lactobacillus isolates were identified by sequence analysis of 16S rDNA as Lactobacillus brevis (12), L. plantarum (2), Lactobacillus graminis (1) and Lactobacillus curvatus (3). The species L. brevis, L. graminis and L. curvatus were found in snails in a phase of hibernation, whereas L. plantarum was identified both in active and hibernation phases. Antibacterial activity (bacteriocine-like) was shown only by one strain of L. mesentereoides P4/8 against Propionibacterium acnes. The present study showed that the LAB are a component of the microbial communities in the snail digestive system. This is the first report on Lactobacillus strains detected in the gut of C. aspersum.
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Koleva,Z., Dedov,I., Kizheva,J., Lipovanska,R., Moncheva,P., Hristova,P.
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20141021
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PMC4433887
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