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Bacteria that travel: the quality of aircraft water

Handschuh, Harald; O'Dwyer, Jean; Adley, Catherine C (MDPI, 2015)

The travelling population is increasing globally year on year. International tourist arrival figures reached 1087 million in 2013 and 1133 million in 2014; of which 53% and 54% respectively accounted for air transport. ...
Bacterial communities established in bauxite residues with different restoration histories

Schmalenberger, Achim; O'Sullivan, Orla; Gahan, Jacinta; Cotter, Paul D; Courtney, Ronan (American Chemical Society, 2013)

Bauxite residue is the alkaline byproduct generated when alumina is extracted from bauxite ores and is commonly deposited in impoundments. These sites represent hostile environments with increased salinity and alkalinity ...
Bacterial communities in grassland turfs respond to sulphonate addition while fungal communities remain largely unchanged

Schmalenberger, Achim; Noll, Matthias (Elsevier, 2014)

Sulphonates are often the major form of sulphur in soils where sulphate usually represents less than 5% of the total sulphur. The use of sulphonates as a S source is limited to a functional bacterial guild. However, fungi ...
Biology by inquiry an invervention programme in Irish post primay schools

Ryan, Emma (University of Limerick, 2011)

The publication of ‗Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation‘ (2006) by the Irish Government and of ‗Task Force on the Physical Sciences‘ (2002) recognises the decline in the number of students taking up sciences ...
Biosecurity, bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDv), and bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1): epidemiological investigations in Irish dairy herds

Sayers, Ríona (Regina) Geraldine (University of Limerick, 2014)

The fundamental basis of herd health planning and disease control is a science-based risk analysis. A disease risk analysis involves examining the probability of a disease occurring and the impact of that disease should ...
Brewers’ spent grain; bioactivity of phenolic component, its role in animal nutrition and potential for incorporation in functional foods: a review

McCarthy, Aoife L.; O'Callaghan, Yvonne C.; Piggott, Charles O.; Fitzgerald, Richard J.; O'Brien, Nora M. (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) is a low-value co-product of the brewing industry produced in large quantities annually. This paper reviews the existing evidence regarding the phenolic component of BSG, focusing on composition, ...
Bumblebees in prime landscapes with special reference to the Aran Island bumblebee (hymenoptera : apidae)

Deenihan, Aislinn (University of Limerick, 2011)

The Burren region (inclusive of the Aran Islands) in western Ireland is an example of a prime landscapes that hosts internationally rare bumblebee species, such as Bombus muscorum. For the conservation and survival of ...
Carotenoids and antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of the impact of heavy metals in food chain

Vangelis, Andrianos; Stoikou, Vasiliki; Tsikrika, Konstantina; Lamprou, Dimitra; Stansinos, Sotiris; Proestos, Charalampos; Zabetakis, Ioannis (Enviro Research Publishers, 2016)

Antioxidant enzymes (catalase and peroxidase) and carotenoids (lutein and â-carotene) are often used as biomarkers of metal contamination of water and agricultural soils. In this study, the effects of heavy metals present ...
Characterisation and stabilisation of oil from carmelina sativa

O'Dea, Gráinne (University of Limerick, 2010)

Commercial camelina oil and camelina oil obtained from seeds grown under Irish conditions were characterised by fatty acid and tocopherol profiles, peroxide and ρ-anisidine values, carbonyl compounds, acid value, water ...
Characterization of main sulfur source of wood-degrading basidiomycetes by S K-edge X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES)

Schmalenberger, Achim; Pritzkow, Wolfgang; Ojeda, Jesus J; Noll, Matthias (Elsevier, 2011)

The main wood degraders in aerobic terrestrial ecosystems belong to the white- and brown-rot fungi, where their biomass can be created on wood decay only. However, total sulfur (S) concentration in wood is very low and ...
Cheesemaking, compositional and functional characteristics of low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese from bovine milks containing j-casein AA, AB or BB genetic variants

Walsh, Catherine D; Guinee, Timothy P; Harrington, Dermot; Mehra, Raj; Murphy, John; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Cambridge University Press, 1998)

Summary. Low-moisture part-skim Mozzarella cheeses were made, at pilot scale (450 kg), on five occasions at weekly intervals from milks containing j-casein AA, AB or BB genetic variants. Compared with j-casein A variant ...
A comparison of diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of equine influenza virus infections

Galvin, Pamela (University of Limerick, 2013)

The rapid diagnosis of Equine Influenza (EI) is critical to the implementation of control measures. In this study, two rapid antigen detection (RAD) kits and three ELISA kits were evaluated as diagnostic aids in the detection ...
Contribution of process parameters to the particle size distribution and apparent viscosity properties of soy protein isolate- and hydrolysate-based infant formula emulsions

McEvoy, Emma Marie (University of Limerick, 2005)

Oil-in-water emulsions were manufactured with commercially available soy protein isolate (SPI 1500 and SPI 1651) and soy protein hydrolysate (SPH 1761 and SPH 1762) ingredients. In addition to SPIISPH, the model emulsions ...
Contribution of the horse industry to the economy of rural communities in Ireland: a case study of Co. Limerick

Jones, Oonagh (University of Limerick, 2014)

The horse industry is a major contributor to the economy, rural diversity and culture of Ireland. It is a multi-faceted industry with significant regional spread. It is important to rural Ireland as it provides jobs and ...
Contribution of transglutaminase cross-linking to the physicochemical, bioactive properties and bioavailability of sodium caseinate hydrolysates

Cremeno Aínsa, María M (University of Limerick, 2016)

Various enzymatic modifications are applied to proteins and peptides during food processing. Treatment with microbial transglutaminase (TGase) can lead to improvements in the physicochemical properties of food proteins by ...
Detection of caseinophosphopeptides in the distal ileostomy fluid of human subjects

Meisel, Hans; Bernard, H; Fairweather-Tait, S; Fitzgerald, Richard J.; Hartmann, R; Lane, C.N.; McDonagh, David; Teucher, B; Wal, J.M. (Cambridge University Press, 2003)

Caseinophosphopeptides (CPP) were detected for the first time in ileostomy fluid, collected at 2 h intervals for 10 h post milk and CPP ingestion, from human volunteers with an ileostomy. The level of CPP present in ileostomy ...
Development of innovative PCR and fluorescence activated cell sorting methodologies for the detection of a range of foodborne pathogens.

Martinon, Alice Marie Amelie (University of Limerick, 2011)

The early and rapid detection of the Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes is desirable to prevent foodborne outbreaks. In this thesis, novel molecular and flow cytometric based methods ...
The dissemination of C10 cysteine protease genes in Bacteroides fragilis by mobile genetic elements

Thornton, Roibeard F; Kagawa, Todd F; O'Toole, Paul W; Cooney, Jakki C (BioMed Central, 2010)

Background: The C10 family of cysteine proteases includes enzymes that contribute to the virulence of bacterial pathogens, such as SpeB in Streptococcus pyogenes. The presence of homologues of cysteine protease genes in ...
The diversity of fungi in four Irish forest types

O'Hanlon, Richard (University of Limerick, 2011)

Sampling of the macrofungal sporocarps, ectomycorrhizal morphotypes and vascular plants was carried out in 28 plots from four forest types (ash, oak, Scot’s pine, Sitka spruce) between the years 2007 and 2009. A total ...
The effect of environmental conditions on expression of Bacteroides fragilis and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron C10 protease genes

Thornton, Roibeard F; Murphy, Elizabeth C; Kagawa, Todd F; O'Toole, Paul W; Cooney, Jakki C (BioMed Central, 2012)

Background: Bacteroides fragilis and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron are members of the normal human intestinal microbiota. However, both organisms are capable of causing opportunistic infections, during which the environmental ...

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