FAILURE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS TO ACQUIRE DIRECT AND CROSS TOLERANCE AFTER HABITUATION TO CINNAMON ESSENTIAL OIL

Failure of Staphylococcus aureus to Acquire Direct and Cross Tolerance after Habituation to Cinnamon Essential Oil

Utilization of sublethal concentrations of cinnamon essential oil (CEO) for food preservation has been proposed.However, exposure to stressful, sublethal growth conditions may induce bacterial tolerance to homologous or heterologous stressing agents.Hence, the ability of CEO to stimulate bacterial stress response was evaluated in the current work.S

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Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk

The constellation of dyslipidemia (hypertriglyceridemia and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), elevated blood pressure, impaired glucose tolerance, and central obesity is now classified as metabolic syndrome, also called syndrome X.In the past few years, several expert groups have attempted to set forth simple diagnostic criteria

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Malignant transformation in a hybrid schwannoma/perineurioma: Addition to the spectrum of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Benign nerve sheath tumors include schwannomas, neurofibromas and perineuriomas.The malignant counterpart of a nerve sheath tumor is designated as a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST).Lately, benign nerve sheath tumors comprising more than Piggyback Spade Terminals one component have been described, including hybrid schwannomas/perineu

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Initial social network analysis of producers working towards sustainability suggests weak ties and potential fragmentation

For farmers to adopt and maintain sustainable farming practices, they must have the resources and network to succeed with this work and must realize a positive impact on their business model.As a food system is ultimately made up of the people, organizations, and institutions that grow, move, buy and sell food, we must understand who is at the cent

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