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Article: Cranberry juice can keep bacteria away from cells: study

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July 22, 2008
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Cranberry juice can keep bacteria away from cells: study

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A new study by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) reveals that the cranberry juice changes the thermodynamic properties of bacteria in the urinary tract, creating an energy barrier that prevents the microorganisms from getting close enough to latch onto cells and initiate an infection.

The study, published in the journal Colloids and Surfaces: B, helps explain how cranberry juice can prevent urinary tract infections.

They exposed two varieties of E. coli bacteria, one with hair- like projections known as fimbriae and one without, to different concentrations of cranberry juice. ...

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