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Identification of potential CepR regulated genes using a cep box motif-based search of the Burkholderia cenocepacia genome
Catherine E Chambers, Erika I Lutter, Michelle B Visser, Peggy PY Law, Pamela A Sokol
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:104 (22December2006)
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Effect of iron on the expression of sirR and sitABC in biofilm-associated Staphylococcus epidermidis
Caroline Massonet, Valerie Pintens, Rita Merckx, Jozef Ann , Elke Lammertyn, Johan Van Eldere
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:103 (19December2006)
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Mariner mutagenesis of Brucella melitensis reveals genes with previously uncharacterized roles in virulence and survival
Qingmin Wu, Jianwu Pei, Carol Turse, Thomas A Ficht
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:102 (18December2006)
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Characterisation of community acquired non-typhoidal Salmonella from bacteraemia and diarrhoeal infections in children admitted to hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
Samuel Kariuki, Gunturu Revathi, Nyambura Kariuki, John Kiiru, Joyce Mwituria, Charles A Hart
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:101 (15December2006)
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Methodology article
A robotic DNA purification protocol and real-time PCR for the detection of Enterobacter sakazakii in powdered infant formulae
Sylviane Derzelle, Fran oise Dilasser
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:100 (13December2006)
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Herd-level risk factors associated with the presence of Phage type 21/28 E. coli O157 on Scottish cattle farms
Jo EB Halliday, Margo E Chase-Topping, Michael C Pearce, Iain J McKendrick, Lesley Allison, Dave Fenlon, Chris Low, Dominic J Mellor, George J Gunn, Mark EJ Woolhouse
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:99 (2December2006)
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Dietary carbohydrate source influences molecular fingerprints of the rat faecal microbiota
Tine R Licht, Max Hansen, Morten Poulsen, Lars O Dragsted
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:98 (30November2006)
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Variable coordination of cotranscribed genes in Escherichia coli following antisense repression
Rikard Dryselius, Abbas Nikravesh, Agne Kulyt, Shan Goh, Liam Good
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:97 (21November2006)
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Structure-based discovery of inhibitors of the YycG histidine kinase: New chemical leads to combat Staphylococcus epidermidis infections
Zhiqiang Qin, Jian Zhang, Bin Xu, Lili Chen, Yang Wu, Xiaomei Yang, Xu Shen, Soeren Molin, Antoine Danchin, Hualiang Jiang, Di Qu
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:96 (10November2006)
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Identification of pathogenic Leptospira species by conventional or real-time PCR and sequencing of the DNA gyrase subunit B encoding gene
Andrew T Slack, Meegan L Symonds, Michael F Dohnt, Lee D Smythe
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:95 (27October2006)
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The biochemical differentiation of Enterobacter sakazakii genotypes
Carol Iversen, Mike Waddington, Jim J Farmer III, Stephen J Forsythe
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:94 (26October2006)
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Functional characterization of a three-component regulatory system involved in quorum sensing-based regulation of peptide antibiotic production in Carnobacterium maltaromaticum
Bettina H Rohde, Luis EN Quadri
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:93 (20October2006)
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Use of CFSE staining of borreliae in studies on the interaction between borreliae and human neutrophils
Helena Tuominen-Gustafsson, Markus Penttinen, Jukka Hyt nen, Matti K Viljanen
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:92 (18October2006)
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Cloning, expression and functional activity of deoxyhypusine synthase from Plasmodium vivax
James T Njuguna, Marwa Nassar, Achim Hoerauf, Annette E Kaiser
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:91 (16October2006)
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Molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in the First National Survey of Anti-tuberculosis Drug Resistance from Venezuela
Liselotte Aristimu o, Raimond Armengol, Alberto Cebollada, Mercedes Espaa, Alexis Guilarte, Carmen Lafoz, Mar a A Lezcano, Mara J Revillo, Carlos Martn, Carmen Ramrez, Nalin Rastogi, Janet Rojas, Albina V zques de Salas, Christophe Sola, Sofa Samper
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:90 (10October2006)
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Oxygen limitation modulates pH regulation of catabolism and hydrogenases, multidrug transporters, and envelope composition in Escherichia coli K-12
Everett T Hayes, Jessica C Wilks, Piero Sanfilippo, Elizabeth Yohannes, Daniel P Tate, Brian D Jones, Michael D Radmacher, Sandra S BonDurant, Joan L Slonczewski
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:89 (6October2006)
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Adaptive evolution of the spike gene of SARS coronavirus: changes in positively selected sites in different epidemic groups
Chi-Yu Zhang, Ji-Fu Wei, Shao-Heng He
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:88 (4October2006)
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Methodology article
New PCR systems to confirm real-time PCR detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
David Herthnek, Gran Blske
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:87 (4October2006)
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Methodology article
Construction of a multiple fluorescence labelling system for use in co-invasion studies of Listeria monocytogenes
Jens B Andersen, Bent B Roldgaard, Ariel B Lindner, Bjarke B Christensen, Tine R Licht
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:86 (3October2006)
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The four serotypes of dengue recognize the same putative receptors in Aedes aegypti midgut and Ae. albopictus cells
Ricardo F Mercado-Curiel, Hctor Armando Esquinca-Avils, Rosalinda Tovar,  lvaro Daz-Badillo, Minerva Camacho-Nuez, Mara de Lourdes Muoz
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:85 (2October2006)
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Intrinsic and selected resistance to antibiotics binding the ribosome: analyses of Brucella 23S rrn, L4, L22, EF-Tu1, EF-Tu2, efflux and phylogenetic implications
Shirley M Halling, Allen E Jensen
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:84 (2October2006)
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Evaluation of BacLite Rapid MRSA, a rapid culture based screening test for the detection of ciprofloxacin and methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) from screening swabs
Gemma Johnson, Michael R Millar, Stuart Matthews, Margaret Skyrme, Peter Marsh, Emma Barringer, Stephen O'Hara, Mark Wilks
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:83 (29September2006)
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Identification and characterization of the heme-binding proteins SeShp and SeHtsA of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi
Tyler K Nygaard, Mengyao Liu, Michael J McClure, Benfang Lei
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:82 (28September2006)
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Human inflammatory bowel disease does not associate with Lawsonia intracellularis infection
Christoph W Michalski, Fabio Francesco Di Mola, Klaus K mmel, Michael Wendt, Jrg S Kninger, Thomas Giese, Nathalia A Giese, Helmut Friess
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:81 (19September2006)
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Gene expression analysis indicates extensive genotype-specific crosstalk between the conjugative F-plasmid and the E. coli chromosome
Bettina Harr, Christian Schltterer
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:80 (18September2006)
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Population-associated differences between the phase variable LPS biosynthetic genes of Helicobacter pylori
Laurence Salan, Nigel J Saunders
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:79 (18September2006)
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M. leprae inhibits apoptosis in THP-1 cells by downregulation of Bad and Bak and upregulation of Mcl-1 gene expression
Zahra Hasan, Mussarat Ashraf, Ali Tayyebi, Rabia Hussain
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:78 (18September2006)
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Detection of potentially valuable polymorphisms in four group I intron insertion sites at the 3'-end of the LSU rDNA genes in biocontrol isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae
Marcela Mrquez, Enrique A Iturriaga, Enrique Quesada-Moraga, Cndido Santiago-lvarez, Enrique Monte, Rosa Hermosa
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:77 (15September2006)
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A first insight into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, assessed by spoligotyping
Vegard Eldholm, Mecky Matee, Sayoki GM Mfinanga, Manfred Heun, Ulf R Dahle
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:76 (13September2006)
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Methodology article
Optimization of a large-scale gene disruption protocol in Dictyostelium and analysis of conserved genes of unknown function
Patricia Torija, Alicia Robles, Ricardo Escalante
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:75 (31August2006)
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Phylogenetic evidence for inter-typic recombination in the emergence of human enterovirus 71 subgenotypes
Chan Yoke-Fun, Sazaly AbuBakar
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:74 (30August2006)
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Infection by and protective immune responses against Plasmodium berghei ANKA are not affected in macrophage scavenger receptors A deficient mice
Margarida Cunha-Rodrigues, Slvia Portugal, Maria Febbraio, Maria M Mota
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:73 (16August2006)
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H-NS controls metabolism and stress tolerance in Escherichia coli O157:H7 that influence mouse passage
Irfan Erol, Kwang-Cheol Jeong, David J Baumler, Boris Vykhodets, Sang Ho Choi, Charles W Kaspar
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:72 (15August2006)
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Bactericidal activity of M protein conserved region antibodies against group A streptococcal isolates from the Northern Thai population
Nonglak Yoonim, Colleen Olive, Chulabhorn Pruksachatkunakorn, Sumalee Pruksakorn
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:71 (9August2006)
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Characterization of the mrgRS locus of the opportunistic pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei: temperature regulates the expression of a two-component signal transduction system
Magdy E Mahfouz, T Hilton Grayson, David AB Dance, Martyn L Gilpin
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:70 (7August2006)
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Identification of transposon insertion mutants of Francisella tularensis tularensis strain Schu S4 deficient in intracellular replication in the hepatic cell line HepG2
Aiping Qin, Barbara J Mann
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:69 (31July2006)
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Influence of plant diversity and elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels on belowground bacterial diversity
Dominique Grter, Bernhard Schmid, Helmut Brandl
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:68 (27July2006)
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Heterogeneity of pneumococcal phase variants in invasive human infections
I Serrano, J Melo-Cristino, M Ramirez
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:67 (26July2006)
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Efflux pump genes of the resistance-nodulation-division family in Burkholderia cenocepacia genome
Paola Guglierame, Maria Rosalia Pasca, Edda De Rossi, Silvia Buroni, Patrizio Arrigo, Giulia Manina, Giovanna Riccardi
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:66 (20July2006)
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Identification of biofilm proteins in non-typeable Haemophilus Influenzae
Timothy K Gallaher, Siva Wu, Paul Webster, Rodrigo Aguilera
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:65 (19July2006)
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Formation of functional Tat translocases from heterologous components
Matthew G Hicks, David Guymer, Grant Buchanan, David A Widdick, Isabelle Caldelari, Ben C Berks, Tracy Palmer
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:64 (19July2006)
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Interaction between Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and environmental protozoa
Lynne Whan, Irene R Grant, Michael T Rowe
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:63 (13July2006)
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Immunochemical characterization of polysaccharide antigens from six clinical strains of Enterococci
Carolyn T Hsu, Amanda L Ganong, Barbara Reinap, Zafiria Mourelatos, Johannes Huebner, Julia Y Wang
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:62 (12July2006)
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Methodology article
A novel flow cytometric assay for measurement of In Vivo pulmonary neutrophil phagocytosis
Elizabeth A Vander Top, Greg A Perry, Martha J Gentry-Nielsen
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:61 (12July2006)
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Enterococcal colonization of the gastro-intestinal tract: role of biofilm and environmental oligosaccharides
Roberta Creti, Stefanie Koch, Francesca Fabretti, Lucilla Baldassarri, Johannes Huebner
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:60 (11July2006)
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Methodology article
Cationic hydrous thorium dioxide colloids  a useful tool for staining negatively charged surface matrices of bacteria for use in energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy
Heinrich Lnsdorf, Ingeborg Kristen, Elke Barth
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:59 (27June2006)
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Adhesive properties of Enterobacter sakazakii to human epithelial and brain microvascular endothelial cells
Jean-Philippe Mange, Roger Stephan, Nicole Borel, Peter Wild, Kwang Sik Kim, Andreas Pospischil, Angelika Lehner
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:58 (26June2006)
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Does a preceding hand wash and drying time after surgical hand disinfection influence the efficacy of a propanol-based hand rub?
Nils-Olaf Hbner, Gnter Kampf, Philipp Kamp, Thomas Kohlmann, Axel Kramer
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:57 (22June2006)
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The Bacillus anthracis cholesterol-dependent cytolysin, Anthrolysin O, kills human neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages
Elise M Mosser, Richard F Rest
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:56 (21June2006)
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Effects of disrupting the polyketide synthase gene WdPKS1 in Wangiella [Exophiala] dermatitidis on melanin production and resistance to killing by antifungal compounds, enzymatic degradation, and extremes in temperature
William F Paolo Jr, Ekaterina Dadachova, Piyali Mandal, Arturo Casadevall, Paul J Szaniszlo, Joshua D Nosanchuk
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:55 (19June2006)
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Methodology article
Design and evaluation of 16S rRNA sequence based oligonucleotide probes for the detection and quantification of Comamonas testosteroni in mixed microbial communities
Stephan Bathe, Martina Hausner
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:54 (13June2006)
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Persisters: a distinct physiological state of E. coli
Devang Shah, Zhigang Zhang, Arkady B Khodursky, Niilo Kaldalu, Kristi Kurg, Kim Lewis
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:53 (12June2006)
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The Yersinia pestis gcvB gene encodes two small regulatory RNA molecules
Sarah D McArthur, Sarah C Pulvermacher, George V Stauffer
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:52 (12June2006)
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Genome-wide transcriptional analysis of temperature shift in L. interrogans serovar lai strain 56601
Jin-Hong Qin, Yue-Ying Sheng, Zhi-Ming Zhang, Yao-Zhou Shi, Ping He, Bao-Yu Hu, Yang Yang, Shi-Gui Liu, Guo-Ping Zhao, Xiao-Kui Guo
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:51 (9June2006)
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Investigating the role of small, acid-soluble spore proteins (SASPs) in the resistance of Clostridium perfringens spores to heat
Deepa Raju, Michael Waters, Peter Setlow, Mahfuzur R Sarker
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:50 (8June2006)
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Comparative genomics of regulation of heavy metal resistance in Eubacteria
EA Permina, AE Kazakov, OV Kalinina, MS Gelfand
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:49 (5June2006)
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Modeling the effects of a Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB) on the apoptosis pathway
Brandon W Higgs, John Dileo, Wenling E Chang, Haley B Smith, Olivia J Peters, Rasha Hammamieh, Marti Jett, Jordan C Feidler
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:48 (31May2006)
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Genetic diversity of Clostridium perfringens type A isolates from animals, food poisoning outbreaks and sludge
Anders Johansson, Anna Aspan, Elisabeth Bagge, Viveca B verud, Bjrn E Engstrm, Karl-Erik Johansson
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:47 (31May2006)
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Genomic patterns of pathogen evolution revealed by comparison of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, to avirulent Burkholderia thailandensis
Yiting Yu, H Stanley Kim, Hui Hoon Chua, Chi Ho Lin, Siew Hoon Sim, Daoxun Lin, Alan Derr, Reinhard Engels, David DeShazer, Bruce Birren, William C Nierman, Patrick Tan
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:46 (26May2006)
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Evidence from bioinformatics, expression and inhibition studies of phosphoinositide-3 kinase signalling in Giardia intestinalis
Si n SE Cox, Mark van der Giezen, Sarah J Tarr, Mark R Crompton, Jorge Tovar
BMC Microbiology 2006, 6:45 (18May2006)
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