BMC Microbiology

Section Editors

Brian Coombes, McMaster University
Antoine Danchin, AMAbiotics
Stephen Forsythe, Nottingham Trent University
Rino Rappuoli, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
Irene Wagner-Dobler, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Jan Maarten van Dijl, University of Groningen

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Philippa Harris, BioMed Central

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Detecting H7 AIVs

Development of an H7 avian influenza virus (AIV) dual function ELISA, using monoclonal antibodies raised against influenza hemagglutinin, allows sensitive and specific diagnosis of these viruses.

BMC Microbiology 2013, 13:219
Interactions in plant-soil communities

Accurate detection and quantification of mycorrhization helper bacteria (MHB) and mycorrhizal fungi by real-time quantitative PCR assay reveals that the presence of microorganisms and plant roots can affect MHB-fungus interactions in a soil microbial community.

BMC Microbiology 2013, 13:205
Anti-viral activity of CHLA & PUG

Chebulagic acid (CHLA) and punicalagin (PUG), previously shown to inhibit viral glycoprotein interactions with host cells, have been demonstrated to inhibit infection by a number of human pathogens, including hepatitis C virus and dengue virus.

BMC Microbiology 2013, 13:187
Isolation leads to ciliate evolution

Ciliate communities in the brines of deep hypersaline anoxic basins (DHABs) are distinctively different from the communities found in the interfaces immediately above the brines due to a mixture of isolated evolution and species sorting.

BMC Microbiology 2013, 13:150
Efficient invasion requires RhoA

RhoA and Rac1 GTPases are recruited from the host cell to accumulate on the parasite vacuole membrane (PVM) during invasion by Toxplamsa gondii tachyzoites and undergo activation which is required for efficient cell invasion by this parasite.

BMC Microbiology 2013, 13:125
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Comment on: Hess et al. BMC Microbiology 2013, 11:45
Cange of e-mail addresses

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PhaM and the biogenesis of PHB granules in R. eutropha

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BMC Microbiology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on analytical and functional studies of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms, viruses and small parasites, as well as host and therapeutic responses to them and their interaction with the environment.

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Section Editor’s profile

Brian K. Coombes is currently Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University, Canada. He also holds the Canada Research Chair in Infectious Disease Pathogenesis. Dr Coombes' laboratory investigates the expression and function of bacterial virulence factors in the host, with an emphasis on how these virulence factors interact with the host immune system. His research has uncovered novel virulence factors in bacterial pathogens and has advanced the concept of regulatory evolution as a driver of bacterial pathogenesis.
"BMC Microbiology is a great way to disseminate research to a wide audience in an open-access forum. We strive to publish the best new research in microbiology and make it available to everyone, thereby accelerating the discovery process and creating a culture of open communication"

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