This is a selection of articles from the October 2006 archive. Click here for this month's Microbiology headlines.
High-throughput amplification fragment length polymorphism (htAFLP) analysis identifies genetic lineage markers but not complement phenotype-specific markers in Moraxella catarrhalis
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
Patient and bacterial determinants involved in symptomatic urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli with and without bacteraemia
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Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
Isolation of a soluble and membrane-associated Fe(III) reductase from the thermophile, Thermus scotoductus (SA-01)
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 31, 2006 Source Type: info
Metal-chelating compounds produced by ectomycorrhizal fungi collected from pine plantations
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Spores of Aspergillus niger as reservoir of glucose oxidase synthesized during solid-state fermentation and their use as catalyst in gluconic acid production
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on artificially or naturally contaminated mung beans (Vigna radiata L) using a stabilized oxychloro-based sanitizer
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Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Effects of chlorination and heat disinfection on long-term starved Legionella pneumophila in warm water
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Identification of difurocumenonol, a new antimicrobial compound from mango ginger (Curcuma amada Roxb.) rhizome
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Comparison of Salmonella enterica serotype Infantis isolates from a veterinary teaching hospital
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Gene organization of the ornithine decarboxylase-encoding region in Morganella morganii
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Modelling the effect of high pressure on the inactivation kinetics of a pressure-resistant strain of Pediococcus damnosus in phosphate buffer and gilt-head seabream (Sparus aurata)
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 30, 2006 Source Type: info
Relationship between the ability of oral streptococci to interact with platelet glycoprotein Ibα and with the salivary low-molecular-weight mucin, MG2
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - October 28, 2006 Source Type: info
Prospective assessment of fluoroquinolone use in a teaching hospital
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 28, 2006 Source Type: info
Risk factors for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea on an adult hematology-oncology ward
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 28, 2006 Source Type: info
Follow-up of linear growth of body height in children with nephrotic syndrome.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Secretion of biologically active human epidermal growth factor from Escherichia coli using Yersinia pestis Caf1 signal peptide.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Bacteremia caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Choleraesuis in Taiwan.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Predictive biomarkers for drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates with bla(TEM-1), AmpC-type bla and integrase 1 genotypes.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Complications of varicella infection in children in southern Taiwan.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Disseminated, fatal Trichosporon asahii infection in a bone marrow transplant recipient.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Characterization of various strains of influenza B virus in a neuroblastoma and a glioblastoma cell line.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Shigella species in Asmara, Eritrea, northeast Africa.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Clinical characteristics of group B streptococcus bacteremia in non-pregnant adults.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Kawasaki disease in infants three months of age or younger.
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Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Astaxanthin formation in the marine photosynthetic bacterium Rhodovulum sulfidophilum expressing crtI, crtY, crtW and crtZ
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
NKp30-dependent Cytolysis of Filovirus-infected Human Dendritic Cells
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
The Helicobacter pylori virulence factor CagA promotes Erk 1/2-mediated Bad phosphorylation in lymphocytes: a mechanism of CagA inhibited lymphocyte apoptosis
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
IFNβ induction by influenza A virus is mediated by RIG-I which is regulated by the viral NS1 protein
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Cytokine secretion profile of human keratinocytes exposed to Malassezia yeasts
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Mechanisms of action of isoniazid
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 27, 2006 Source Type: info
Identification of pathogenic Leptospira species by conventional or real-time PCR and sequencing of the DNA gyrase subunit B encoding gene
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Source: BMC Microbiology - Latest articles - October 27, 2006 Authors: Andrew T Slack, Meegan L Symonds, Michael F Dohnt and Lee D Smythe Source Type: info
RovM, a novel LysR-type regulator of the virulence activator gene rovA, controls cell invasion, virulence and motility of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 26, 2006 Source Type: info
The major surface-metalloprotease of the parasitic protozoan, Leishmania, protects against antimicrobial peptide-induced apoptotic killing
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 26, 2006 Source Type: info
Proteomic mapping of a suppressor of non-chemotactic cheW mutants reveals that Helicobacter pylori contains a new chemotaxis protein
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 26, 2006 Source Type: info
Presence of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in drinking water supplies in northern Spain
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 25, 2006 Source Type: info
Leaving on the lights: host-specific derepression of Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene expression by anti-sigma factor gene mutations
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 25, 2006 Source Type: info
The non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae Sap transporter provides a mechanism of antimicrobial peptide resistance and SapD-dependent potassium acquisition
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 25, 2006 Source Type: info
Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0444c, the gene encoding anti-SigK, explain high level expression of MPB70 and MPB83 in Mycobacterium bovis
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 25, 2006 Source Type: info
Concerted action of plasmid maintenance functions: partition complexes create a requirement for dimer resolution
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 25, 2006 Source Type: info
Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter in US dairy cattle
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Surface charge influences enterococcal prevalence in mixed-species biofilms
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Antifungal activity of essential oils against filamentous fungi determined by broth microdilution and vapour contact methods
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Fate of inoculated Escherichia coli in hay
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Quantitative Fusarium spp. and Microdochium spp. PCR assays to evaluate seed treatments for the control of Fusarium seedling blight of wheat
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Source: Journal of Applied Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Identification of genes from the obligate intracellular plant pathogen, Plasmodiophora brassicae
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Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Transcriptional slippage controls production of type III secretion apparatus components in Shigella flexneri
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
The impact of quorum sensing and swarming motility on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation is nutritionally conditional
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Global transcriptional upregulation in the absence of increased translation in Chlamydia during IFNγ-mediated host cell tryptophan starvation
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Dimeric Structure of the Cell Shape Protein MreC and its Functional Implications.
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Uncoupling of choline-O-sulfate utilisation from osmoprotection in Pseudomonas putida
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
An Early Event in the Herpes Simplex Virus Type-2 Replication Cycle is Sufficient to Induce Chlamydia trachomatis Persistence.
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Source: Cellular Microbiology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
The effects of tetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline and ofloxacin on Prevotella intermedia biofilm
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
The role of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells on antibody production by murine Peyer's patch cells following mucosal presentation of Actinomyces viscosus
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Identification of genetic differences between two clinical isolates of Streptococcus mutans by suppression subtractive hybridization
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Deficiency of iNOS contributes to Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced tissue damage
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans lipopolysaccharide induces interleukin-6 expression through multiple mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in periodontal ligament fibroblasts
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
The role of cyclic-AMP on arginase activity by a murine macrophage cell line (RAW264.7) stimulated with lipopolysaccharide from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
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Source: Oral Microbiology and Immunology - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Evaluation of the rpoB macroarray assay to detect rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Beijing, China
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Application of a noninvasive oral fluid test for detection of treponemal IgG in a predominantly HIV-infected population
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Rapid and accurate detection of Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium spp. antigens in human fecal specimens by new commercially available qualitative immunochromatographic assays
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Rickettsia massiliae in ticks removed from humans in Castilla y León, Spain
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 24, 2006 Source Type: info
Slow response of invasive Candida krusei infection to amphotericin B in a clinical time-kill study
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Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - October 21, 2006 Source Type: info
Identification of pseudomurein cell wall-binding domains.
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 20, 2006 Source Type: info
Developmental regulation of the glyoxylate cycle in the human pathogen Penicillium marneffei
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 20, 2006 Source Type: info
IHF dependent activation of P1 plasmid origin by DnaA
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 20, 2006 Source Type: info
Control of Fatty Acid Desaturation: a Mechanism Conserved from Bacteria to Humans
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Source: Molecular Microbiology - October 20, 2006 Source Type: info
Induction of protective immune responses against the challenge of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae by the oral administration of transgenic tobacco plant expressing ApxIIA toxin from the bacteria
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Source: FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology - October 20, 2006 Source Type: info
dfrA25, a novel trimethoprim resistance gene from Salmonella Agona isolated from a human urine sample in Brazil
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Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - October 20, 2006 Authors: Agerso, Y., Peirano, G., Aarestrup, F. M. Source Type: info
In vitro activity and synergism of amphotericin B, azoles and cationic antimicrobials against the emerging pathogen Trichoderma spp.
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Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - October 20, 2006 Authors: Kratzer, C., Tobudic, S., Schmoll, M., Graninger, W., Georgopoulos, A. Source Type: info
Efavirenz trough levels are not associated with virological failure throughout therapy with 800 mg daily and a rifampicin-containing antituberculosis regimen
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Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - October 20, 2006 Authors: Lopez-Cortes, L. F., Ruiz-Valderas, R., Ruiz-Morales, J., Leon, E., Campos, A. V. d., Marin-Niebla, A., Marquez-Solero, M., Lozano, F., Valiente, R. Source Type: info
Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic rationale for cefepime dosing regimens in intensive care units
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Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy - October 20, 2006 Authors: Roos, J. F., Bulitta, J., Lipman, J., Kirkpatrick, C. M. J. Source Type: info
Comparative in vitro activities of tigecycline and 11 other antimicrobial agents against 215 epidemiologically defined multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates
