BMC Microbiology

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Sunny prospects for aquaculture purification

Aeromonas hydrophila, an important pathogen in aquaculture systems, can be inactivated using a photocatalytic reactor coated with a thin film of titanium dioxide which increases the effectiveness of solar disinfection, demonstrating the application of solar photocatalysis in purification of aquaculture systems.

BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:5
TB induced death of dendritic cells

Human dendritic cells (DCs) infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis undergo caspase-independent cell death with no mycobactericidal effect, although infected DCs successfully mature and produce a host-protective cytokine profile that suggests they can still contribute to TB immunity.

BMC Microbiology 2011, 11:237
An adaptable marine methane filter

Metagenomic analysis of prokaryotes in marine sediments off the Californian coastline reveals the presence of aerobic and anaerobic methanotrophic taxa, which together form a methane filter capable of reacting to changing environmental conditions.

BMC Microbiology 2011, 11:221

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The streptococcal collagen-like protein-1 (Scl1) is a significant determinant for biofilm formation by group a Streptococcus

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BMC Microbiology 2011, 11:262 (14 December 2011)

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