'Breathe': the stop smoking service for pregnant women in Glasgow.

Objective: to develop a pragmatic service for pregnant smokers.

Design: identification and referral of pregnant smokers to specialist services using self-report gathered on routine pregnancy booking questionnaire augmented by a carbon monoxide breath test. Engagement by specialist smoking cessation midwives using telephone contact with the offer of clinic-based counselling for women who want help.

Subcellular distribution of Plp-40, a lipoprotein in a serotype A strain of Pasteurella multocida.

A 40-kDa lipoprotein (Plp-40) is expressed by serotype A strains of Pasteurella multocida in amounts which correlate with the amount of capsular material present. We hypothesized that Plp-40 is exposed at the outer surface of the outer membrane (OM) of the cell and is associated with the serotype A exopolysaccharide material. The objectives of the present study were to confirm the lipoprotein nature of Plp-40 and to determine its subcellular location.

Relationship between serotype A encapsulation and a 40-kDa lipoprotein in Pasteurella multocida.

Eleven serotype A encapsulated and nonencapsulated strains of Pasteurella multocida were examined with regard to lipoprotein content. Relative amounts of an approximately 40-kDa lipoprotein (Plp-40) were found to correlate directly with the degree of encapsulation in that heavily encapsulated strains exhibited the greatest amounts, while nonencapsulated strains possessed little or no Plp-40.