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In-house Editor Rikki Graham
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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 :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.
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :111
The light-activated antimicrobial agent indocyanine green induced by infrared laser is effective in eliminating bacteria from wounds and burns and could help fight bacterial resistance.
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :76
Genetic and proteomic differences between two strains of the syphilis agent Treponema pallidum are revealed by a combination of comparative genome sequencing and whole genome fingerprinting, providing clues about the genetic variability of this communicable disease.
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Research article
Enzymatic, immunological and phylogenetic characterization of Brucella suis urease Araceli Contreras-Rodriguez, Jose Quiroz-Limon, Ana M Martins, Humberto Peralta, Eric Avila-Calderon, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Stephen M Boyle, Ahide Lopez-Merino BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :121 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Tuberculosis vaccine strain Mycobacterium bovis BCG Russia is a natural recA mutant Peter M Keller, Erik C Bottger, Peter Sander BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :120 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Presence of Helicobacter pylori in a Mexican Pre-Columbian Mummies Gonzalo Castillo-Rojas, Marco A Cerbon, Yolanda Lopez-Vidal BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :119 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A dengue receptor as possible genetic marker of vector competence in Aedes aegypti Ricardo F Mercado-Curiel, William C Black IV, Maria de L Munoz BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :118 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Specific genetic markers for detecting subtypes of dengue virus serotype-2 in isolates from the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico. Catalina E Gardella-Garcia, Gerardo Perez-Ramirez, Joel Navarrete-Espinosa, Alejandro Cisneros, Fabiola Jimenez-Rojas, Luis R Ramirez-Palacios, Rocio Rosado-Leon, Minerva Camacho-Nuez, Maria de L Munoz BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :117 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Processing of predicted substrates of fungal Kex2 proteinases from
Candida albicans, C. glabrata, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris
Oliver Bader, Yannick Krauke, Bernhard Hube BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :116 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Development of methods for the genetic manipulation of Flavobacterium columnare Andrew M Staroscik, David W Hunnicutt, Kate E Archibald, David R Nelson BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :115 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Natriuretic peptides modify Pseudomonas fluorescens cytotoxicity by regulating cyclic nucleotides and modifying LPS structure Wilfried Veron, Nicole Orange, Marc GJ Feuilloley, Olivier Lesouhaitier BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :114 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Gene disruption of the DNA topoisomerase IB small subunit induces a non-viable phenotype in the hemoflagellate Leishmania major Rafael Balana-Fouce, Carlos Garcia-Estrada, Yolanda Perez-Pertejo, Rosa M Reguera BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :113 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Molecular Epidemiology and pathogenic Potential
of underdiagnosed human Papillomavirus Types
Stefano Menzo, Andrea Ciavattini, Patrizia Bagnarelli, Katia Marinelli, Stefano Sisti, Massimo Clementi BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :112 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Database
SpliceCenter: a suite of web-based bioinformatic applications for evaluating the impact of alternative splicing on RT-PCR, RNAi, microarray, and peptide-based studies. Michael C Ryan, Barry R Zeeberg, Natash J Caplen, James A Cleland, Ari B Kahn, Hongfang Liu, John N Weinstein BMC Bioinformatics 2008, 9 :313 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Antibodies to the CD4-binding site of HIV-1 gp120 suppress gp120-specific CD4 T cell response while enhancing antibody response Maria Luisa Visciano, Michael Tuen, Pei-de Chen, Catarina E Hioe Infectious Agents and Cancer 2008, 3 :11 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Modulation of gene expression in drug resistant Leishmania is associated with gene amplification, gene deletion and chromosome aneuploidy Jean-Michel Ubeda, Danielle Legare, Frederic Raymond, Amin Ahmed Ouameur, Sebastien Boisvert, Philippe Rigault, Jacques Corbeil, Michel J Tremblay, Martin Olivier, Barbara Papadopoulou, Marc Ouellette Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R115 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Rift Valley Fever Virus structural proteins: Expression, characterization and assembly of recombinant proteins Li Liu, Cristina CP Celma, Polly Roy Virology Journal 2008, 5 :82 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Mycobacterium tuberculosis aortic graft infection with recurrent hemoptysis: a case report O Clerc, K Jaton, G Prod'hom, L K Von Segesser, V Greloz, G Greub Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :233 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology article
Multitrait Analysis of Quantitative
Trait Loci Using Bayesian Composite Space Approach
Ming Fang, Dan Jiang, Li JUN Pu, Hui JIANG Gao, Peng Ji, Hong YI Wang, Run QING Yang BMC Genetics 2008, 9 :48 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Regulation of primate lentiviral RNA dimerization by structural entrapment Tayyba T Baig, Christy L Strong, J. Stephen Lodmell, Jean-Marc Lanchy Retrovirology 2008, 5 :65 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Topology of evolving, mutagenized viral populations: quasispecies expansion, compression, and operation of negative selection Samuel Ojosnegros, Ruben Agudo, Macarena Sierra, Carlos Briones, Saleta Sierra, Claudia Gonzalez-Lopez, Esteban Domingo, Juan Cristina BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8 :207 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from cattle slaughtered at the Bamako abattoir in Mali Borna Muller, Benjamin Steiner, Bassirou Bonfoh, Adama Fane, Noel H Smith, Jakob Zinsstag BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4 :26 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Short report
CD45 immunoaffinity depletion of vesicles from Jurkat T cells demonstrates that "exosomes" contain CD45: no evidence for a distinct exosome/HIV-1 budding pathway Lori V Coren, Teresa Shatzer, David E Ott Retrovirology 2008, 5 :64 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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