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BMC Microbiology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in analytical and functional studies of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses and small parasites, as well as host and therapeutic responses to them.
BMC Microbiology (ISSN 1471-2180) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :174
Regulation of sulfur and cellulase metabolism genes of the filamentous fungus Hypocrea jecorina display an interdependency, as well as additional light dependency.
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :136
The chemokine CCL5 participates in driving the mucosal immune response to chlamydia muridarum in a mouse model of genital chlamydial infection, although blockade of CCL5 delays but does not prevent clearance of the infection.
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :119
DNA samples taken from the stomach of a mummy found in northern Mexico confirm that the ulcer-causing gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori did not arrive in the New World with Christopher Columbus, but was already present.
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Methodology article
PCR and real-time PCR primers developed for detection and identification of Bifidobacterium thermophilum in faeces Sophie Mathys, Christophe Lacroix, Raffaella Mini, Meile Leo BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :179 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Rapid screening of Salmonella enterica serovars Enteritidis, Hadar, Heidelberg and Typhimurium using a serologically-correlative allelotyping PCR targeting the O and H antigen alleles Yang Hong, Tongrui Liu, Margie D Lee, Charles L Hofacre, Marie Maier, David G White, Sherry Ayers, Lihua Wang, Roy Berghaus, John J Maurer BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :178 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Development and application of the active surveillance of pathogens microarray to monitor bacterial gene flux. Richard A Stabler, Lisa F Dawson, Petra CF Oyston, Richard W Titball, Jim Wade, Jason Hinds, Adam A Witney, Brendan W Wren BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :177 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Enhancing bile tolerance improves survival and persistence of Bifidobacterium and Lactococcus in the murine gastrointestinal tract Debbie Watson, Roy D Sleator, Colin Hill, Cormac GM Gahan BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :176 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Concurrent genotyping of Helicobacter pylori virulence genes and human cytokine SNP sites using whole genome amplified DNA derived from minute amounts of gastric biopsy specimen DNA. Anna Ryberg, Kurt Borch, Yi-Qian Sun, Hans-Jurg Monstein BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :175 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Sulphur metabolism and cellulase gene expression are connected processes in the filamentous fungus Hypocrea jecorina (anamorph Trichoderma reesei) Gabriela Gremel, Marcel Dorrer, Monika Schmoll BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :174 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Characterization of biofilm matrix, degradation by DNase treatment and evidence of capsule downregulation in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates Luanne Hall-Stoodley, Laura Nistico, Karthik Sambanthamoorthy, Bethany Dice, Duc Nguyen, William J. Mershon, Candice Johnson, Fen Z. Hu, Paul Stoodley, Garth D. Ehrlich, J. Christopher Post BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :173 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Global transcriptional response to mammalian temperature provides new insight into Francisella tularensis pathogenesis Joseph Horzempa, Paul E Carlson Jr, Dawn M O'Dee, Robert MQ Shanks, Gerard J Nau BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :172 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Microbiological and 16S rRNA analysis of sulphite-reducing clostridia from river sediments in central Italy Stefania Marcheggiani, Marcello Iaconelli, Anna Maria D'Angelo, Elio Pierdominici, Giuseppina La Rosa, Michele Muscillo, Michele Equestre, Laura Mancini BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :171 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Determination of the mimic epitope of the M-like protein adhesin in swine Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus Hongjie Fan, Yongshan Wang, Fuyu Tang, Chengping Lu BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :170 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Toxicogenomic response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ortho-phenylphenol Chantal W Nde, Hyeung-Jin Jang, Freshteh Toghrol, William E Bentley BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :473 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Construction of recBrecD genetic fusion and
functional analysis of RecBDC fusion enzyme
in Escherichia coli
Oytun Portakal, Pakize Dogan BMC Biochemistry 2008, 9 :27 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Comparative genomics of geobacter chemotaxis genes reveals diverse signaling function Hoa T Tran, Julia Krushkal, Frances M Antommattei, Derek R Lovley, Robert M Weis BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :471 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Lineage specific recombination rates and microevolution in Listeria monocytogenes Henk C den Bakker, Xavier Didelot, Esther D Fortes, Kendra Nightingale, Martin Wiedmann BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8 :277 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short report
Molecular characterization of Umbre virus (Bunyaviridae) Pragya D Yadav, Devendra T Mourya, Akhilesh C Mishra Virology Journal 2008, 5 :115 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Impact of a silver layer on the membrane of tap water filters on the microbiological quality of filtered water Ralf-Peter Vonberg, Dorit Sohr, Juliane Bruderek, Petra Gastmeier BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :133 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Activation and detection of HTLV-I Tax-specific CTLs by Epitope expressing Single-Chain Trimers of MHC Class I in a rat model Takashi Ohashi, Mika Nagai, Hiroyuki Okada, Ryo Takayanagi, Hisatoshi Shida Retrovirology 2008, 5 :90 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Deciphering the genetic basis for polyketide variation among mycobacteria producing mycolactones Sacha J Pidot, Hui Hong, Torsten Seemann, Jessica L Porter, Marcus J Yip, Artem Men, Matthew Johnson, Peter Wilson, John K Davies, Peter F Leadlay, Timothy P Stinear BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :462 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Iterative reconstruction of a global metabolic model of Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 using high-throughput growth phenotype and gene essentiality data Maxime Durot, Francois Le Fevre, Veronique de Berardinis, Annett Kreimeyer, David Vallenet, Cyril Combe, Serge Smidtas, Marcel Salanoubat, Jean Weissenbach, Vincent Schachter BMC Systems Biology 2008, 2 :85 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Software
XplorSeq: A software environment for integrated management and phylogenetic analysis of metagenomic sequence data Daniel N Frank BMC Bioinformatics 2008, 9 :420 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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