A research team led by the University of Illinois has developed a treatment for exposure to enterotoxin B, a noxious substance produced by the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium. The team engineered a protein, which was successfully tested in rabbits, that could one day be used to treat humans exposed to the enterotoxin.
S. aureus enterotoxin B (SEB) is a common cause of food poisoning, but if it is inhaled or produced during an infection it can elicit a systemic – and sometimes fatal – immune response in humans. In purified form, SEB is listed as a potential bioterrorism agent. Other potent S. aureus enterotoxins include the toxic shock syndrome toxin.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Fish Flavored Fish! (I Like It. Really.)
SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 21, 2007 -- HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (AMEX: HQS), a leader in toxin-free integrated aquaculture and aquatic product processing and the Beijing division of Newly Weds® Foods Inc. announced today that they have signed a Joint-Development Agreement, after having co-developed a process and natural flavoring giving tilapia the taste, texture and aroma of fresh ocean-caught fish.
The product is being produced in block and fillet format, catering to both retail and service industry applications of HQ's branded "TiLoveYa™" tilapia. The new product has successfully met sensory testing with a variety of industry leaders anxious to access a quality-farmed supplement to dwindling ocean-sourced product.
The new product line responds to industry demand for a range of products that better imitate "sea flavor" fish without the drawbacks of ocean-caught product. HQ's "TiLoveYa™" tilapia has the following advantages over ocean-caught fish:
HQ's Pond Raised Solutions
-- Farmed tilapia is 100% sustainable and does not deplete our oceans of
its crucial bio-diversity. If we do not change current consumption practices many are predicting disaster by 2048 (See National Geographic at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/11/061102-seafood-threat.html).
-- Farmed product allows for "just-in-time" delivery to service industry
and retail consumers, unlike limited and often seasonal ocean production from such dwindling species as Pollock.
-- HQ's pond environment controls inflow and outflow of water avoiding the need for any prophylactic use of antibiotics.
-- Natural pond-grown algae provide excellent feed supplements where adequate quantities of dissolved oxygen are present, which eliminates any off-flavor from anaerobic algae cultures.
-- HQ's poly-species approach mimics nature by introducing natural bottom feeder fish and predator fish to maintain the pond eco-system.
-- Tilapia are herbivores and no fishmeal need be added to tilapia feed which could possibly introduce ocean-sourced pollutants such as heavy metals, PCBs or dioxins. Pond stability provides favorable feed conversion rates over cage-raised tilapia.
-- Finally, ponds are located away from mangrove swamp areas to preserve crucial natural habitat, and used pond water provides valuable natural nutrients to neighboring farmers' fields instead of being released into waterways providing downstream concerns to other waterway users.
The product is being produced in block and fillet format, catering to both retail and service industry applications of HQ's branded "TiLoveYa™" tilapia. The new product has successfully met sensory testing with a variety of industry leaders anxious to access a quality-farmed supplement to dwindling ocean-sourced product.
The new product line responds to industry demand for a range of products that better imitate "sea flavor" fish without the drawbacks of ocean-caught product. HQ's "TiLoveYa™" tilapia has the following advantages over ocean-caught fish:
HQ's Pond Raised Solutions
-- Farmed tilapia is 100% sustainable and does not deplete our oceans of
its crucial bio-diversity. If we do not change current consumption practices many are predicting disaster by 2048 (See National Geographic at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/11/061102-seafood-threat.html).
-- Farmed product allows for "just-in-time" delivery to service industry
and retail consumers, unlike limited and often seasonal ocean production from such dwindling species as Pollock.
-- HQ's pond environment controls inflow and outflow of water avoiding the need for any prophylactic use of antibiotics.
-- Natural pond-grown algae provide excellent feed supplements where adequate quantities of dissolved oxygen are present, which eliminates any off-flavor from anaerobic algae cultures.
-- HQ's poly-species approach mimics nature by introducing natural bottom feeder fish and predator fish to maintain the pond eco-system.
-- Tilapia are herbivores and no fishmeal need be added to tilapia feed which could possibly introduce ocean-sourced pollutants such as heavy metals, PCBs or dioxins. Pond stability provides favorable feed conversion rates over cage-raised tilapia.
-- Finally, ponds are located away from mangrove swamp areas to preserve crucial natural habitat, and used pond water provides valuable natural nutrients to neighboring farmers' fields instead of being released into waterways providing downstream concerns to other waterway users.
Wisconsin Outbreak Spreads
The Associated Press reports that fish from Lake Winnebago, in Wisconsin, were testing positive in a virus test for a disease that causes fish to hemorrhage to death, according to state officials Friday.
The DNR held that initial test results in seven sheepshead indicated the fish were infected with viral septicemia. Bob Stark, of Fox River Navigational System Authority, said DNR warned him of the results on Friday. Stark maintains he was informed that the Menasha lock had been blocked to avert the further spread of the virus to Lake Winnebago.
Stark said, "It's a terrible thing that has happened."
Thursday, the state’s Natural Resources Board accepted an emergency ruling intended to prevent the contagion from spreading.
The DNR held that initial test results in seven sheepshead indicated the fish were infected with viral septicemia. Bob Stark, of Fox River Navigational System Authority, said DNR warned him of the results on Friday. Stark maintains he was informed that the Menasha lock had been blocked to avert the further spread of the virus to Lake Winnebago.
Stark said, "It's a terrible thing that has happened."
Thursday, the state’s Natural Resources Board accepted an emergency ruling intended to prevent the contagion from spreading.
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