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Whole genome HBV deletion profiles and the accumulation of preS deletion mutant during antiviral treatment

Dake Zhang, Peiling Dong, Ke Zhang, Libin Deng, Christian Bach, Wei Chen, Feifei Li, Ulrike Protzer, Huiguo Ding, Changqing Zeng BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:307 (28 December 2012)

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PyroTRF-ID: a novel bioinformatics methodology for the affiliation of terminal-restriction fragments using 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing data

David G Weissbrodt, Noam Shani, Lucas Sinclair, Grégory Lefebvre, Pierre Rossi, Julien Maillard, Jacques Rougemont, Christof Holliger BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:306 (27 December 2012)

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Identification of a novel Getah virus by Virus-Discovery-cDNA random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)

Tingsong Hu, Ying Zheng, Yan Zhang, Gangshan Li, Wei Qiu, Jing Yu, Qinghua Cui, Yiyin Wang, Chaoxiong Zhang, Xiaofang Zhou, Ziliang Feng, Weiguo Zhou, Quanshui Fan, Fuqiang Zhang BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:305 (27 December 2012)

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Polyphasic characterization and genetic relatedness of low-virulence and virulent Listeria monocytogenes isolates

Sylvie M Roche, Olivier Grépinet, Annaëlle Kerouanton, Marie Ragon, Alexandre Leclercq, Stéphanie Témoin, Brigitte Schaeffer, Gilbert Skorski, Laurent Mereghetti, Alban Le Monnier, Philippe Velge BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:304 (26 December 2012)

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Application of protein purification methods for the enrichment of a cytotoxin from Campylobacter jejuni

Xenia Gatsos, David L Steer, Thamradeen A Junaid, A Ian Smith, Ben Adler, M John Albert BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:303 (23 December 2012)

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Defining bacterial species in the genomic era: insights from the genus Acinetobacter

Jacqueline Z-M Chan, Mihail R Halachev, Nicholas J Loman, Chrystala Constantinidou, Mark J Pallen BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:302 (23 December 2012)

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Insights into the CRISPR/Cas system of Gardnerella vaginalis

Milda Pleckaityte, Milda Zilnyte, Aurelija Zvirbliene BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:301 (21 December 2012)

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Delayed accumulation of intestinal coliform bacteria enhances life span and stress resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans fed respiratory deficient E. coli

Fernando Gomez, Gabriela C Monsalve, Vincent Tse, Ryoichi Saiki, Emily Weng, Laura Lee, Chandra Srinivasan, Alison R Frand, Catherine F Clarke BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:300 (20 December 2012)

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In vitro and in vivo characterization of DNA delivery using recombinant Lactococcus lactis expressing a mutated form of L. monocytogenes Internalin A

Marcela de Azevedo, Jurgen Karczewski, François Lefévre, Vasco Azevedo, Anderson Miyoshi, Jerry M Wells, Philippe Langella, Jean-Marc Chatel BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:299 (19 December 2012)

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The deletion of bacterial dynamin and flotillin genes results in pleiotrophic effects on cell division, cell growth and in cell shape maintenance

Felix Dempwolff, Hanna M Wischhusen, Mara Specht, Peter L Graumann BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:298 (19 December 2012)

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Characteristics of a broad lytic spectrum endolysin from phage BtCS33 of Bacillus thuringiensis

Yihui Yuan, Qin Peng, Meiying Gao BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:297 (19 December 2012)

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Yersinia pestis insecticidal-like toxin complex (Tc) family proteins: characterization of expression, subcellular localization, and potential role in infection of the flea vector

Justin L Spinner, Clayton O Jarrett, Doris L LaRock, Samuel I Miller, Carleen M Collins, B Joseph Hinnebusch BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:296 (18 December 2012)

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Linking genome content to biofuel production yields: a meta-analysis of major catabolic pathways among select H₂ and ethanol-producing bacteria

Carlo R Carere, Thomas Rydzak, Tobin J Verbeke, Nazim Cicek, David B Levin, Richard Sparling BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:295 (18 December 2012)

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Peptidoglycan: a post-genomic analysis

Caroline Cayrou, Bernard Henrissat, Philippe Gouret, Pierre Pontarotti, Michel Drancourt BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:294 (18 December 2012)

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Genome characterization and population genetic structure of the zoonotic pathogen, Streptococcus canis

Vincent P Richards, Ruth N Zadoks, Paulina D Pavinski Bitar, Tristan Lefébure, Ping Lang, Brenda Werner, Linda Tikofsky, Paolo Moroni, Michael J Stanhope BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:293 (18 December 2012)

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Updated 16S rRNA-RFLP method for the identification of all currently characterised Arcobacter spp

María José Figueras, Arturo Levican, Luis Collado BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:292 (18 December 2012)

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Mortality and repellent effects of microbial pathogens on Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Maureen S Wright, Mary L Cornelius BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:291 (15 December 2012)

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Characterization of the Bat proteins in the oxidative stress response of Leptospira biflexa

Philip E Stewart, James A Carroll, David W Dorward, Hunter H Stone, Amit Sarkar, Mathieu Picardeau, Patricia A Rosa BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:290 (13 December 2012)

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φX216, a P2-like bacteriophage with broad Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei strain infectivity

Brian H Kvitko, Christopher R Cox, David DeShazer, Shannon L Johnson, Kent J Voorhees, Herbert P Schweizer BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:289 (7 December 2012)

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Staphylococcus aureus autoinducer-2 quorum sensing decreases biofilm formation in an icaR-dependent manner

Dan Yu, Liping Zhao, Ting Xue, Baolin Sun BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:288 (5 December 2012)

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Quorum-sensing regulates biofilm formation in Vibrio scophthalmi

Cristina García-Aljaro, Silvia Melado-Rovira, Debra L Milton, Anicet R Blanch BMC Microbiology 2012, 12:287 (3 December 2012)

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