A proteinaceous fraction of wheat bran may interfere in the attachment of enterotoxigenic E. coli K88 (F4+) to porcine epithelial cells.

A proteinaceous fraction of wheat bran may interfere in the attachment of enterotoxigenic E. coli K88 (F4+) to porcine epithelial cells.

Wheat bran (WB) from Triticum aestivum has many beneficial effects on human health. To the best of our knowledge, very little has been published about its ability to prevent pathogenic bacterial adhesion in the intestine. Here, a WB extract was fractionated using different strategies, and the obtain...

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Main Authors: Gemma González-Ortiz, Sílvia Bronsoms, H C Quarles Van Ufford, S Bart A Halkes, Ritva Virkola, Rob M J Liskamp, Cees J Beukelman, Roland J Pieters, José Francisco Pérez, Susana María Martín-Orúe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4138013?pdf=render

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