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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 Scientific (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :56
Comparison of bacterial flora from two buildings shows indoor bacterial exposure varies seasonally and is clearly different between buildings, probably originating with the building's inhabitants as Gram-positive species associated with human microflora dominate.
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :40
The mutualistic fungus Acromyrmex echinatior, reared by leaf-cutting ants for food in 'fungus gardens', has a functional xylanase gene that enables degradation of leaf cell walls and suggests a saprotrophic origin for the symbiont.
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :36
The swarming bacteria Paenibacillus vortex exhibit different colony shapes depending on their environment, with high agar concentrations resulting in rotating colonies and low agar generating `snakes', whereas mitomycin disrupts swarming to produce small rotating aggregates.
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Sequence Diversity in the A Domain of Staphylococcus aureus Fibronectin-Binding Protein A Anthony Loughman, Tara Sweeney, Fiona M Keane, Giampiero Pietrocola, Pietro Speziale, Timothy J Foster BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :74 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Performance of a 70-mer oligonucleotide microarray for genotyping of Campylobacter jejuni. Sandra Rodin, Anders F Andersson, Valtteri Wirta, Lena Eriksson, Marianne Ljungstrom, Britta Bjorkholm, Hans Lindmark, Lars Engstrand BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :73 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Identification of new genes in Sinorhizobium meliloti using the Genome Sequencer FLX system Chunhong Mao, Clive Evans, Roderick V Jensen, Bruno WS Sobral BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :72 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Stable transformation of an episomal protein-tagging shuttle vector in the piscine diplomonad Spironucleus vortens Scott C. Dawson, Jonathan K. Pham, Susan A. House, Elizabeth E. Slawson, Daniela Cronembold, W. Zacheus Cande BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :71 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Lsa21, a novel leptospiral protein binding adhesive matrix molecules and present during human infection Marina V Atzingen, Angela S Barbosa, Thales De Brito, Silvio A Vasconcellos, Zenaide M Morais, Dirce M Lima, Patricia AE Abreu, Ana LTO Nascimento BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :70 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Transcription of the extended hyp-operon in Nostoc sp. strain PCC 7120 Asa Agervald, Karin Stensjo, Marie Holmqvist, Peter Lindblad BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :69 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cell division in Escherichia coli cultures monitored at single cell resolution. Johanna Roostalu, Arvi Joers, Hannes Luidalepp, Niilo Kaldalu, Tanel Tenson BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :68 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Identification and molecular characterisation of a fibrinogen binding protein from Streptococcus iniae. Justice CF Baiano, Reiny A Tumbol, Aarti Umapathy, Andrew C Barnes BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :67 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Distribution of transferrin binding protein B gene (tbpB) variants among Neisseria species Odile B Harrison, Martin CJ Maiden, Bachra Rokbi BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :66 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The influence of in vitro fitness defects on pneumococcal ability to colonize and to cause invasive disease Jenny Fernebro, Christel Blomberg, Eva Morfeldt, Hans Wolf-Watz, Staffan Normark, Birgitta Henriques Normark BMC Microbiology 2008, 8 :65 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genomic and bioinformatics analysis of human adenovirus type 37:
New insights into corneal tropism Christopher M Robinson, Fatemeh Shariati, Allison F Gillaspy, David W Dyer, James Chodosh BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :213 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Triad pattern algorithm for predicting strong promoter candidates in bacterial genomes Michael Dekhtyar, Amelie Morin, Vehary Sakanyan BMC Bioinformatics 2008, 9 :233 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Water Richard A Moore, Apichai Tuanyok, Donald E Woods BMC Research Notes 2008, 1 :11 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Genomics of an extreme psychrophile, Psychromonas ingrahamii Monica Riley, James T. Staley, Antoine Danchin, TingZhang Wang, Thomas S. Brettin, Loren J. Hauser, Miriam L. Land, Linda S. Thompson BMC Genomics 2008, 9 :210 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The spread of incompatibility-inducing parasites in sub-divided host populations Max Reuter, Laurent Lehmann, Frederic Guillaume BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8 :134 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The genome sequence of the model ascomycete fungus Podospora anserina Eric Espagne, Olivier Lespinet, Fabienne Malagnac, Corinne Da Silva, Olivier Jaillon, Betina M Porcel, Arnaud Couloux, Jean-Marc Aury, B Genome Biology 2008, 9 :R77 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in a high income country: A Report of four unrelated cases Stefan H Blaas, Ralf Mutterlein, Johannes Weig, Albert Neher, Bernd Salzberger, Norbert Lehn, Ludmila Naumann BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :60 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Immune correlates of CD4 decline in HIV-infected patients experiencing virologic failure before undergoing treatment interruption Kenneth H Huang, Mona R Loutfy, Christos M Tsoukas, Nicole F Bernard BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :59 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Seroprevalence of Bartonella spp. infection in HIV patients in Catalonia, Spain
Immaculada Pons, Isabel Sanfeliu, M Mercedes Nogueras, Montserrat Sala, Manuel Cervantes, M Jose Amengual, Ferran Segura BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :58 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Implications of cellobiohydrolase glycosylation for Use in Biomass Conversion Tina Jeoh, William Michener, Micheal E Himmel, Stephen R Decker, William S Adney Biotechnology for Biofuels 2008, 1 :10 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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