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BMC Microbiology, Volume 8

 
Research article
WSSV ie1 promoter is more efficient than CMV promoter to express H5 hemagglutinin from influenza virus in baculovirus as a chicken vaccine
Fang He, YuenFern Ho, Li Yu, Jimmy Kwang
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:238 (31December2008)
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Research article
Universal ligation-detection-reaction microarray applied for compost microbes
Jenni Hultman, Jarmo Ritari, Martin Romantschuk, Lars Paulin, Petri Auvinen
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:237 (30December2008)
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Research article
DNA-microarrays identification of Streptococcus mutans genes associated with biofilm thickness
Moshe Shemesh, Avshalom Tam, Miriam Kott-Gutkowski, Mark Feldman, Doron Steinberg
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:236 (29December2008)
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Research article
The Vacuolar ATPase from Entamoeba histolytica: Molecular cloning of the gene encoding for the B subunit and subcellular localization of the protein
Mayra Gisela Melndez-Hernndez, Mara Luisa Labra Barrios, Esther Orozco, Juan Pedro Luna-Arias
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:235 (23December2008)
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Research article
Mycobacterium tuberculosis interactome analysis unravels potential pathways to drug resistance
Karthik Raman, Nagasuma Chandra
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:234 (23December2008)
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Research article
Comparison of the MicroScan, VITEK 2, and Crystal GP with 16S rRNA sequencing and MicroSeq 500 v2.0 analysis for coagulase-negative Staphylococci
Miyoung Kim, Se Ran Heo, Soon Hee Choi, Hyelin Kwon, Jeong Su Park, Moon-Woo Seong, Do-Hoon Lee, Kyoung Un Park, Junghan Song, Eui-Chong Kim
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:233 (23December2008)
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Research article
Imbalances in faecal and duodenal Bifidobacterium species composition in active and non-active coeliac disease
Maria Carmen Collado, Ester Donat, Carmen Ribes-Koninckx, Miguel Calabuig, Yolanda Sanz
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:232 (22December2008)
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Research article
Plant growth promotion and Penicillium citrinum
Sumera Afzal Khan, Muhammad Hamayun, Hyeokjun Yoon, Ho-Youn Kim, Seok-Jong Suh, Seon-Kap Hwang, Jong-Myeong Kim, In-Jung Lee, Yeon-Sik Choo, Ung-Han Yoon, Won-Sik Kong, Byung-Moo Lee, Jong-Guk Kim
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:231 (22December2008)
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Research article
Assessment of genetic and functional diversity of phosphate solubilizing fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from rhizospheric soil
Popavath Ravindra Naik, Gurusamy Raman, Kannan Badri Narayanan, Natarajan Sakthivel
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:230 (20December2008)
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Research article
Mannose binding lectin plays a crucial role in innate immunity against yeast by enhanced complement activation and enhanced uptake of polymorphonuclear cells
Eveline C van Asbeck, Andy IM Hoepelman, Jelle Scharringa, Bjorn L Herpers, Jan Verhoef
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:229 (18December2008)
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Research article
Analysis of the role of 13 major fimbrial subunits in colonisation of the chicken intestines by Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis reveals a role for a novel locus
Debra J Clayton, Alison J Bowen, Scott D Hulme, Anthony M Buckley, Victoria L Deacon, Nicholas R Thomson, Paul A Barrow, Eirwen Morgan, Michael A Jones, Michael Watson, Mark P Stevens
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:228 (18December2008)
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Research article
Genomic analysis of bacteriophage 34 of Salmonella enterica serovar Anatum (15+)
Robert Villafane, Milka Zayas, Eddie B Gilcrease, Andrew M Kropinski, Sherwood R Casjens
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:227 (17December2008)
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Research article
Functional identification of HugZ, a heme oxygenase from Helicobacter pylori
Ying Guo, Gang Guo, Xuhu Mao, Weijun Zhang, Jie Xiao, Wende Tong, Tao Liu, Bin Xiao, Xiaofei Liu, Youjun Feng, Quanming Zou
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:226 (17December2008)
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Research article
Response of the cytoplasmic and membrane proteome of Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 to pH changes
Mnica Barriuso-Iglesias, Daniela Schluesener, Carlos Barreiro, Ansgar Poetsch, Juan F Martn
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:225 (17December2008)
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Research article
Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of Brucella isolates from marine mammals
Claire E Dawson, Emma J Stubberfield, Lorraine L Perrett, Amanda C King, Adrian M Whatmore, John B Bashiruddin, Judy A Stack, Alastair P MacMillan
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:224 (17December2008)
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Research article
Characterization of the ompL1 gene of pathogenic Leptospira species in China and cross-immunogenicity of the OmpL1 protein
Haiyan Dong, Ye Hu, Feng Xue, Dexter Sun, David M Ojcius, Yafei Mao, Jie Yan
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:223 (17December2008)
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Research article
Environmental rRNA inventories miss over half of protistan diversity
Sunok Jeon, John Bunge, Chesley Leslin, Thorsten Stoeck, Sunhee Hong, Slava S Epstein
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:222 (16December2008)
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Research article
The Role of msa in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation
Karthik Sambanthamoorthy, Antony Schwartz, Vijayaraj Nagarajan, Mohamed O Elasri
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:221 (16December2008)
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Methodology article
Fluorescent-BOX-PCR for resolving bacterial genetic diversity, endemism and biogeography
Lorenzo Brusetti, Iana Malkhazova, Maher Gtari, Isabella Tamagnini, Sara Borin, Maya Merabishvili, Nina Chanishvili, Diego Mora, Francesca Cappitelli, Daniele Daffonchio
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:220 (15December2008)
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Research article
Pleiotropic effects of a rel mutation on stress survival of Rhizobium etli CNPAF512
Kristien Braeken, Maarten Fauvart, Maarten Vercruysse, Serge Beullens, Ivo Lambrichts, Jan Michiels
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:219 (10December2008)
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Research article
Intragenic tandem repeat variation between Legionella pneumophila strains
David A Coil, Liesbeth Vandersmissen, Christophe Ginevra, Sophie Jarraud, Elke Lammertyn, Jozef Ann
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:218 (10December2008)
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Research article
Evaluation of an in silico predicted specific and immunogenic antigen from the OmcB protein for the serodiagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infections
Olfa Frikha-Gargouri, Radhouane Gdoura, Abir Znazen, Boutheina Gargouri, Jalel Gargouri, Ahmed Rebai, Adnene Hammami
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:217 (10December2008)
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Research article
Acinetobacter baumannii invades epithelial cells and outer membrane protein A mediates interactions with epithelial cells
Chul Hee Choi, Jun Sik Lee, Yoo Chul Lee, Tae In Park, Je Chul Lee
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:216 (10December2008)
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Research article
Rapid dissemination of Francisella tularensis and the effect of route of infection
Sandra S Ojeda, Zheng J Wang, Chris A Mares, Tingtung A Chang, Qun Li, Elizabeth G Morris, Paul A Jerabek, Judy M Teale
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:215 (9December2008)
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Research article
Insecticidal genes of Yersinia spp.: taxonomical distribution, contribution to toxicity towards Manduca sexta and Galleria mellonella, and evolution
Thilo M Fuchs, Geraldine Bresolin, Lisa Marcinowski, Joachim Schachtner, Siegfried Scherer
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:214 (8December2008)
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Research article
Uptake and intra-inclusion accumulation of exogenous immunoglobulin by Chlamydia-infected cells
David V Pollack, Nancy L Croteau, Elizabeth S Stuart
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:213 (5December2008)
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Research article
Heat shock cognate protein 70 contributes to Brucella invasion into trophoblast giant cells that cause infectious abortion
Kenta Watanabe, Masato Tachibana, Satoshi Tanaka, Hidefumi Furuoka, Motohiro Horiuchi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Masahisa Watarai
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:212 (5December2008)
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Research article
Growth of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in human plasma: impacts on virulence and metabolic gene expression
Marie-Laure Rosso, Sylvie Chauvaux, Rodrigue Dessein, Caroline Laurans, Lionel Frangeul, Cline Lacroix, Angle Schiavo, Marie-Agns Dillies, Jeannine Foulon, Jean-Yves Coppe, Claudine Mdigue, Elisabeth Carniel, Michel Simonet, Michal Marceau
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:211 (3December2008)
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Methodology article
Detection of Balamuthia mandrillaris DNA by real-time PCR targeting the RNase P gene
Albrecht F Kiderlen, Elke Radam, Astrid Lewin
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:210 (3December2008)
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Research article
Global transcriptional responses of Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 to changes in iron bioavailability in vitro
Philip A Bronstein, Melanie J Filiatrault, Christopher R Myers, Michael Rutzke, David J Schneider, Samuel W Cartinhour
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:209 (2December2008)
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Research article
Functional characterization of a small heat shock protein from Mycobacterium leprae
Nirmala Lini, Elengikal Abdul Azeez Rehna, Sugathan Shiburaj, Jayapal Jeya Maheshwari, Nallakandy Panagadan Shankernarayan, Kuppamuthu Dharmalingam
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:208 (28November2008)
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Research article
The expression and antigenicity of a truncated spike-nucleocapsid fusion protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus
Feng Mu, Dongsheng Niu, Jingsong Mu, Bo He, Weiguo Han, Baoxing Fan, Shengyong Huang, Yan Qiu, Bo You, Weijun Chen
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:207 (28November2008)
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Research article
Proinflammatory effect in whole blood by free soluble bacterial components released from planktonic and biofilm cells
Jan Oscarsson, Maribasappa Karched, Bernard Thay, Casey Chen, Sirkka Asikainen
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:206 (27November2008)
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Research article
Antimicrobial peptides effectively kill a broad spectrum of Listeria monocytogenes and Staphylococcus aureus strains independently of origin, sub-type, or virulence factor expression
Caroline Trebbien Gottlieb, Line Elnif Thomsen, Hanne Ingmer, Per Holse Mygind, Hans-Henrik Kristensen, Lone Gram
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:205 (26November2008)
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Research article
Comparative analysis of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates from cattle, sheep and goats by short sequence repeat and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing
Iker Sevilla, Lingling Li, Alongkorn Amonsin, Joseba M Garrido, Maria V Geijo, Vivek Kapur, Ramn A Juste
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:204 (25November2008)
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Research article
Microbial iron management mechanisms in extremely acidic environments: comparative genomics evidence for diversity and versatility
Hctor Osorio, Vernica Martnez, Pamela A Nieto, David S Holmes, Raquel Quatrini
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:203 (24November2008)
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Research article
PCR-based rapid genotyping of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates
Emanuela Roscetto, Francesco Rocco, M Stella Carlomagno, Mariassunta Casalino, Bianca Colonna, Raffaele Zarrilli, Pier Paolo Di Nocera
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:202 (24November2008)
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Research article
Expression of the pstS gene of Streptomyces lividans is regulated by the carbon source and is partially independent of the PhoP regulator
Ana Esteban, Margarita Daz, Ana Yepes, Ramn I Santamara
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:201 (19November2008)
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Research article
Characterization of Mce4A protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: role in invasion and survival
Neeraj Kumar Saini, Monika Sharma, Amita Chandolia, Rashmi Pasricha, Vani Brahmachari, Mridula Bose
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:200 (19November2008)
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Research article
Structural Prediction and Mutational Analysis of the Gifsy-1 Xis Protein
Asa Flanigan, Jeffrey Gardner
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:199 (17November2008)
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Research article
Seasonality and outbreak of a predominant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 clone from The Gambia: Expansion of ST217 hypervirulent clonal complex in West Africa
Martin Antonio, Ishrat Hakeem, Timothy Awine, Ousman Secka, Kawsu Sankareh, David Nsekpong, George Lahai, Abiodun Akisanya, Uzochukwu Egere, Godwin Enwere, Syed MA Zaman, Philip C Hill, Tumani Corrah, Felicity Cutts, Brian M Greenwood, Richard A Adegbola
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:198 (17November2008)
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Research article
Isolation of the phe-operon from G. stearothermophilus comprising the phenol degradative meta-pathway genes and a novel transcriptional regulator
Bastian Omokoko, Uwe K Jntges, Martin Zimmermann, Monika Reiss, Winfried Hartmeier
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:197 (13November2008)
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Research article
Comparative analysis of selected methods for the assessment of antimicrobial and membrane-permeabilizing activity: a case study for lactoferricin derived peptides
Susana Snchez-Gmez, Marta Lamata, Jos Leiva, Sylvie E Blondelle, Roman Jerala, Jrg Andr, Klaus Brandenburg, Karl Lohner, Ignacio Moriyn, Guillermo Martnez-de-Tejada
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:196 (11November2008)
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Methodology article
A short-oligonucleotide microarray that allows improved detection of gastrointestinal tract microbial communities
Carl R Harrington, Sacha Lucchini, Karyn P Ridgway, Udo Wegmann, Tracy J Eaton, Jay CD Hinton, Michael J Gasson, Arjan Narbad
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:195 (11November2008)
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Research article
Immunization against Clostridium perfringens cells elicits protection against Clostridium tetani in mouse model: identification of cross-reactive proteins using proteomic methodologies
Syed Imteyaz Alam, Sunita Bansod, Lokendra Singh
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:194 (11November2008)
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Research article
VNTR analysis reveals unexpected genetic diversity within Mycoplasma agalactiae, the main causative agent of contagious agalactia
Laura McAuliffe, Colin P Churchward, Joanna R Lawes, Guido Loria, Roger D Ayling, Robin AJ Nicholas
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:193 (7November2008)
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Methodology article
Expression of recombinant Clostridium difficile toxin A and B in Bacillus megaterium
Guilin Yang, Boping Zhou, Jufang Wang, Xiangyun He, Xingmin Sun, Weijia Nie, Saul Tzipori, Hanping Feng
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:192 (6November2008)
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Research article
Genetic diversity of clinical isolates of Bacillus cereus using multilocus sequence typing
Alex R Hoffmaster, Ryan T Novak, Chung K Marston, Jay E Gee, Leta Helsel, James M Pruckler, Patricia P Wilkins
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:191 (6November2008)
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Research article
Chlamydia trachomatis responds to heat shock, penicillin induced persistence, and IFN-gamma persistence by altering levels of the extracytoplasmic stress response protease HtrA
Wilhelmina M Huston, Christina Theodoropoulos, Sarah A Mathews, Peter Timms
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:190 (6November2008)
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Research article
Involvement of a phospholipase C in the hemolytic activity of a clinical strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens
Gaelle Rossignol, Annabelle Merieau, Josette Guerillon, Wilfried Veron, Olivier Lesouhaitier, Marc GJ Feuilloley, Nicole Orange
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:189 (30October2008)
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Research article
Functional analysis of the group A streptococcal luxS/AI-2 system in metabolism, adaptation to stress and interaction with host cells
Maria Siller, Rajendra P Janapatla, Zaid A Pirzada, Christine Hassler, Daniela Zinkl, Emmanuelle Charpentier
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:188 (30October2008)
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Research article
Phenotypic screening, transcriptional profiling, and comparative genomic analysis of an invasive and non-invasive strain of Candida albicans
Sascha Thewes, Gary P Moran, Beatrice B Magee, Martin Schaller, Derek J Sullivan, Bernhard Hube
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:187 (24October2008)
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Research article
The lantibiotic mersacidin is a strong inducer of the cell wall stress response of Staphylococcus aureus
Peter Sass, Andrea Jansen, Christiane Szekat, Vera Sass, Hans-Georg Sahl, Gabriele Bierbaum
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:186 (23October2008)
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Software
PrimerSNP: a web tool for whole-genome selection of allele-specific and common primers of phylogenetically-related bacterial genomic sequences
Jiqiang Yao, Hong Lin, Allen Van Deynze, Harshavardhan Doddapaneni, Martha Francis, Eliana Gertrudes Macedo Lemos, Edwin L Civerolo
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:185 (20October2008)
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Research article
Biofilm development by potentially pathogenic non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria
Jaime Esteban, Nieves Z Martn-de-Hijas, Teemu J Kinnari, Guillermo Ayala, Ricardo Fernndez-Roblas, Ignacio Gadea
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:184 (17October2008)
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Research article
The YvfTU Two-component System is involved in plcR expression in Bacillus cereus
Julien Brillard, Kim Susanna, Caroline Michaud, Claire Dargaignaratz, Michel Gohar, Christina Nielsen-Leroux, Nalini Ramarao, Anne-Brit Kolst, Christophe Nguyen-the, Didier Lereclus, Vronique Broussolle
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:183 (16October2008)
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Research article
A comparison of cecal colonization of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in white leghorn chicks and Salmonella-resistant mice
Christine P Sivula, Lydia M Bogomolnaya, Helene L Andrews-Polymenis
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:182 (16October2008)
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Research article
Acid stress damage of DNA is prevented by Dps binding in Escherichia coli O157:H7
Kwang Cheol Jeong, Kai Foong Hung, David J Baumler, Jeffrey J Byrd, Charles W Kaspar
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:181 (15October2008)
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Research article
Transcriptional regulation of subclass 5b fimbriae
Maria D Bodero, Elizabeth A Harden, George P Munson
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:180 (14October2008)
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Methodology article
PCR and real-time PCR primers developed for detection and identification of Bifidobacterium thermophilum in faeces
Sophie Mathys, Christophe Lacroix, Raffaella Mini, Leo Meile
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:179 (10October2008)
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Research article
Rapid screening of Salmonella enterica serovars Enteritidis, Hadar, Heidelberg and Typhimurium using a serologically-correlative allelotyping PCR targeting the O and H antigen alleles
Yang Hong, Tongrui Liu, Margie D Lee, Charles L Hofacre, Marie Maier, David G White, Sherry Ayers, Lihua Wang, Roy Berghaus, John J Maurer
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:178 (9October2008)
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Research article
Development and application of the active surveillance of pathogens microarray to monitor bacterial gene flux
Richard A Stabler, Lisa F Dawson, Petra CF Oyston, Richard W Titball, Jim Wade, Jason Hinds, Adam A Witney, Brendan W Wren
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:177 (9October2008)
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Research article
Enhancing bile tolerance improves survival and persistence of Bifidobacterium and Lactococcus in the murine gastrointestinal tract
Debbie Watson, Roy D Sleator, Colin Hill, Cormac GM Gahan
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:176 (9October2008)
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Research article
Concurrent genotyping of Helicobacter pylori virulence genes and human cytokine SNP sites using whole genome amplified DNA derived from minute amounts of gastric biopsy specimen DNA
Anna Ryberg, Kurt Borch, Yi-Qian Sun, Hans-Jrg Monstein
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:175 (8October2008)
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Research article
Sulphur metabolism and cellulase gene expression are connected processes in the filamentous fungus Hypocrea jecorina (anamorph Trichoderma reesei)
Gabriela Gremel, Marcel Dorrer, Monika Schmoll
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:174 (8October2008)
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Research article
Characterization of biofilm matrix, degradation by DNase treatment and evidence of capsule downregulation in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates
Luanne Hall-Stoodley, Laura Nistico, Karthik Sambanthamoorthy, Bethany Dice, Duc Nguyen, William J Mershon, Candice Johnson, Fen Ze Hu, Paul Stoodley, Garth D Ehrlich, J Christopher Post
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:173 (8October2008)
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Research article
Global transcriptional response to mammalian temperature provides new insight into Francisella tularensis pathogenesis
Joseph Horzempa, Paul E Carlson Jr, Dawn M O'Dee, Robert MQ Shanks, Gerard J Nau
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:172 (8October2008)
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Research article
Microbiological and 16S rRNA analysis of sulphite-reducing clostridia from river sediments in central Italy
Stefania Marcheggiani, Marcello Iaconelli, Annamaria D'angelo, Elio Pierdominici, Giuseppina La Rosa, Michele Muscillo, Michele Equestre, Laura Mancini
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:171 (8October2008)
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Research article
Determination of the mimic epitope of the M-like protein adhesin in swine Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus
Hongjie Fan, Yongshan Wang, Fuyu Tang, Chengping Lu
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:170 (7October2008)
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Research article
Cloning of the cytochrome p450 reductase (crtR) gene and its involvement in the astaxanthin biosynthesis of Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous
Jennifer Alcano, Salvador Barahona, Marisela Carmona, Carla Lozano, Andrs Marcoleta, Mauricio Niklitschek, Dionisia Seplveda, Marcelo Baeza, Vctor Cifuentes
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:169 (6October2008)
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Research article
Motility is required for the competitive fitness of entomopathogenic Photorhabdus luminescens during insect infection
Catherine A Easom, David J Clarke
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:168 (3October2008)
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Research article
The Mycoplasma pneumoniae MPN229 gene encodes a protein that selectively binds single-stranded DNA and stimulates Recombinase A-mediated DNA strand exchange
Marcel Sluijter, Theo Hoogenboezem, Nico G Hartwig, Cornelis Vink
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:167 (2October2008)
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Research article
Regulatory and structural properties differentiating the chromosomal and the bacteriophage-associated Escherichia coli O157:H7 Cu, Zn Superoxide Dismutases
Melania D'Orazio, Raffaella Scotti, Laura Nicolini, Laura Cervoni, Giuseppe Rotilio, Andrea Battistoni, Roberta Gabbianelli
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:166 (1October2008)
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Research article
Identification and characterization of domains responsible for self-assembly and cell wall binding of the surface layer protein of Lactobacillus brevis ATCC 8287
Silja vall-Jskelinen, Ulla Hynnen, Nicola Ilk, Dietmar Pum, Uwe B Sleytr, Airi Palva
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:165 (1October2008)
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Methodology article
An efficient method for visualization and growth of fluorescent Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in planta
Sang-Wook Han, Chang-Jin Park, Sang-Won Lee, Pamela C Ronald
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:164 (30September2008)
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Methodology article
Development of a loop-mediated Isothermal amplification assay for sensitive and rapid detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Wataru Yamazaki, Masanori Ishibashi, Ryuji Kawahara, Kiyoshi Inoue
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:163 (30September2008)
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Research article
Bordetella pertussis isolates in Finland: Serotype and fimbrial expression
Eriikka Heikkinen, Dorothy K Xing, Rose-Marie lander, Jukka Hytnen, Matti K Viljanen, Jussi Mertsola, Qiushui He
BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:162 (25September2008)
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