Castelló Gómez, María Luisa; Heredia Gutiérrez, Ana Belén; Dominguez, E.; Ortolá Ortolá, Mª Dolores; Tarrazo Morell, José(Elsevier, 2011-09-15)
The aim of this work was to develop osmodehydrated products from cubes of persimmon (var. Rojo Brillante), which could be spread as a jam but keeping the typical aroma, flavour and colour of fresh fruit. The application ...
Cuesta Amat, Gonzalo; García de la Fuente, Rosana; Abad Berjón, Manuel; Fornes Sebastiá, Fernando(Elsevier, 2012-03)
The search for new biocontrol strategies to inhibit the growth of phytopathogenic microorganisms has become widely widespread due to environmental concerns. Among actinomycetes, Streptomyces species have been extensively ...
[EN] Although several strains of B. subtilis with antifungal activity have been isolated worldwide, to date there are no published reports
regarding the isolation of a native B. subtilis strain from strawberry plants in ...
Juraske, Ronnie; Sanjuán Pellicer, María Nieves(Elsevier, 2011-02)
[EN] The relative impacts of 25 pesticides including acaricides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and post-harvest fungicides, used in the production of oranges in Spain were assessed with current life cycle impact ...
Previous studies have shown that polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) are able to behave as glycogen-accumulating organisms (GAOs) under different conditions. In this study we investigated the behavior of a culture ...
Background: Insects are associated with microorganisms that contribute to the digestion and processing of nutrients. The European Corn Borer (ECB) is a moth present world-wide, causing severe economical damage as a pest ...
Benedito Fort, José Javier; Cambero, M. I.; Ortuño Cases, Carmen; Cabeza, M. C.; Ordoñez, J. A.; De la Hoz, L.(Elsevier, 2011-03)
[EN] The E-beam irradiation of vacuum-packaged RTE cooked ham was carried out to establish the dose required to achieve the food safety objective (FSO) and to minimize changes in selected sensory attributes. Cooked ham was ...
The richness of native fish is considered to be an indicator of aquatic ecosystem health, and improving richness is a key goal in the management of river ecosystems. An artificial neural network (ANN) model based on field ...
Rodrigo Tarrega, Guillermo; Carrera, Javier; Jaramillo, Alfonso; Elena Fito, Santiago Fco(Royal Society, The, 2011-02-06)
[EN] The RNA silencing pathway constitutes a defence mechanism highly conserved in eukaryotes, especially in plants, where the underlying working principle relies on the repressive action triggered by the intracellular ...
Calatayud, V.; García Breijo, Francisco José; Cervero, J; Reig Armiñana, José; Sanz Sánchez, Maria Jose(Elsevier, 2011-07)
Ozone effects on the perennial forb Lamottea dianae were studied in an open-top chamber experiment. Ozone was found to induce reductions in CO 2 assimilation and water use efficiency in the leaves of this species. These ...
Calatayud, V.; Cervero, J.; Calvo, E.; García Breijo, Francisco José; Reig Armiñana, José; Sanz, M.J.(Elsevier, 2011-01)
Plants of one evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) and three deciduous oaks (Q. faginea, with small leaves; Q. pyrenaica and Q. robur, with large leaves) were exposed both to filtered air and to enhanced ozone levels in Open-Top ...
Mukhatyar, Vivek J.; Salmerón Sánchez, Manuel; Rudra, Soumon; Mukhopadaya, Shoumit; Barker, Thomas H.; Garcia, Andres J.; Bellamkonda, Ravi V.(Elsevier, 2011)
Bridging of long peripheral nerve gaps remains a significant clinical challenge. Electrospun nanofibers have been used to direct and enhance neurite extension in vitro and in vivo. While it is well established that oriented ...
Salmerón Sánchez, Manuel; Rico Tortosa, Patricia María; Moratal Pérez, David; Lee, Ted T.; Schwarzbauer, Jean E.; Garcia, Andres J.(Elsevier, 2011)
Fibronectin (FN) is a ubiquitous extracellular matrix protein (ECM) protein that is organized into fibrillar networks by cells through an integrin-mediated process that involves contractile forces. This assembly allows for ...
Cambra López, María; Torres Salvador, Antonio Germán; Aarnink, André Johannes Antonius; Ogink, Nico W. M.(Elsevier, 2011-01)
The analyses of the different sources which can contribute to particulate matter (PM) emissions from livestock houses are essential to develop adequate reduction techniques. The aim of this study was to morphologically and ...
Listeria monocytogenes detection in wastewater can be difficult because of the large amount of background microbiota and the presence of viable but non-culturable forms in this environment. The aim of this study was to ...
[EN] Arcobacters are considered potential emerging food and waterborne pathogens. However, there is no data on the presence of Arcobacter spp. in fresh vegetables. Therefore the objective of this research was to study the ...
Llorens, Carlos; Futami, Ricardo; Covelli, Laura; Domínguez-Escriba, Laura; Viu, Jose M.; Tamarit, Daniel; Aguilar-Rodríguez, Jose; Vicente Ripollés, Miguel; Fuster, Gonzalo; Bernet, Guillermo P; Maumus, Florian; Munoz-Pomer, Alfonso; Sempere Luna, José María; Latorre, Amparo; Moya, Andres(Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy C - Option B, 2011)
This article introduces the second release of the Gypsy Database of Mobile Genetic Elements (GyDB 2.0): a research project devoted to the evolutionary dynamics of viruses and transposable elements based on their phylogenetic ...
Background: Cucurbita pepo belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. The "Zucchini" types rank among the highest-valued vegetables worldwide, and other C. pepo and related Cucurbita spp., are food staples and rich sources of ...
Naturil Alfonso, Carmen; Saenz de Juano Ribes, María de los Desamparados; Peñaranda, D.S.; Vicente Antón, José Salvador; Marco Jiménez, Francisco(Public Library of Science, 2012-12)
Parthenogenetic embryos are one attractive alternative as a source of embryonic stem cells, although many aspects related to the biology of parthenogenetic embryos and parthenogenetically derived cell lines still need to ...
Background: Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a highly diverse species that is cultivated worldwide. Recent advances in massively parallel sequencing have begun to allow the study of nucleotide diversity in this species. The ...